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Texas Rangers GM Chris Young on SP updates, Jack Leiter's start vs. Yankees
Rangers GM Chris Young joined the GBag Nation to discuss the rash of pitching injuries the Rangers are dealing with right now, what he thought of Jack Leiter's start against the Yankees on Monday, what changes the team will look to make this offseason and more.
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- 03 Sep 2024
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Story up on ESPN today that sets the scene. It's it's all about how the range I was wondering how much you guys talked about that internally or if Boach had mentioned anything about how tough it was for him in San Francisco. Well, yeah, I mean, I, you know, we obviously we came into the season with expectations that this was a world championship caliber team and that, you know, we understood how much everything had to go our way. And what we saw last year with everything aligning there at the end when we got healthy and everybody performed at a very high level the last week of the season into the playoffs. And so I don't take for granted and I've been part of it as a player as well in Kansas City in 2015. So I don't take for granted how magical those years are. You know, I can't say perfectly that we saw this type of regression coming that we would take such a large step backwards this season. And that's been the hard part for us as an organization. But, you know, we've had numerous conversations even through the off season trying to account for how are we going to get back and play October baseball and give ourselves a chance to win the World Series again. And we thought, you know, we put together a very good roster, a very talented roster. We were depending a lot on a lot of the players that we had returning and, you know, for numerous reasons, it just hasn't gone our way this year. There've been a lot of contributing factors. And I think they all are important from injuries to underperformance to maybe, you know, some personnel decisions that that me in the front office are responsible for. And ultimately, we're going to take a hard look and figure out what we need to do better this off season to make sure that next year we bounce back and get back to being the team we believe we can be. Do you think you could get back to the same level of confidence that you had in this team, you know, that it can be at that 2023 level when we get to surprise next spring? Yeah, I see why not. I really don't. I think with the talent we have and the core group that we have returning, obviously, we have work to do this off season and making the roster better and improving some areas that we didn't perform well this year. But my expectation every year is going to be to show up and to have a team that's capable of competing for a World Series Championship. I just don't believe in this market that we should ever come to spring training without World Series expectations unless we are committed to an absolute rebuild. And frankly, I think those days are behind us. See why you mentioned that, you know, in every year seems to be different, either championship. Are there things that that fundamental core values that you hold near and dear to you? Did they get shaken a little bit this year? Or is it something that it's just something that you believe in it so much that it'll never shake you? Well, the core values aren't based on the performance of this year's team. The core values are based on successful organizations over the history of of time. These core values have really passed those tests and all championship teams exhibit those core values. So I think it's up to us to continue to stay true to those values and make sure that we identify players and create an environment that is going to really bring out and highlight those values. And when we see things that are contrary to the values that we correct them or we move on from those types of behaviors. So I really, I don't question the values that we have. I really believe that we do have a great group of guys. I think that, you know, for whatever reason, just a lot of them have had down years. And it's been frustrating. I think that, you know, there's an argument to be made that if you put this roster together seven out of 10 years, you'd probably have winning seasons and three of them, you may not. And this was one of the years that we haven't. But we are going to be faced with tough decisions moving forward and who fits, who doesn't and where we need to improve and how we're going to put together a championship caliber club next year, because that's my expectation. And that's what our fans deserve. And that's what we're committed to. One of your core players, obviously, Marcus Simeon in Marcus is a warrior, you know, better than anybody wants to play every single day. But last year, he sets the record for most at bats in a single season. I don't know that the production has quite been there to his standard this year. I wonder your assessment of him as a whole. And is there something maybe going into the future that you're going to have to say, you're about to be 34. You'll look into maybe trying to give him more days off. Yeah. And certainly the workload management is something not specific to Marcus, but with every player we have, making sure that they're getting enough rest and recovery to perform at their highest level and consistently perform at their highest level. And so with Marcus, it's going to be very important with any player getting into their mid to upper 30s. We were going to have to monitor that. That said, Marcus is about as good as they get in terms of the way he prepares, the way he takes care of himself, his routine, his work ethic, knowing himself, knowing when he needs to push it, when he can back off. And he really embodies so many characteristics of great players in terms of his preparation and routine and the care factor. So as Marcus this season attributed in terms of the offensive decline that we've seen in the second half, is that attributed to workload management issue? It could be. And that's something we're evaluating. Or is it that, hey, just like many of the other guys, some of whom have had plenty of rest and haven't performed, is it just a down year? And so I always say, I tell my kids all the time, if every game can't be your best game or else you never have a best game, and I sort of feel the same on baseball seasons, that every year can't be your best season on your baseball card. And this year, unfortunately, we've had a lot of down years by traditional standards for the norm for a lot of our players. So that said, protecting Marcus, making sure that he ages well into his mid to late 30s and maintains his ability to compete at a very high level. And I don't want to take away from what Marcus has done offensively for us. I mean, he's had a, I mean, defensively for us. He's had a great year defensively. Hey NFL fans, you can start the season with a big return on FanDul, America's number one sports book. 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And he's been dealing with this Naroma, which is a nerve issue in his toe of his right foot, which is his push-off foot. And it's got to the point where it's really impacting him, not just in terms of pitching, but his day-to-day, his life, being able to sleep, be able to drive, walk, stuff like that. And so it's at a point now where we need to get it fixed. I think there's a surgical and very easy surgical repair that really won't impact his off-season, allow him to train and be strong for next year. So John was at a point where we felt like we're better off just getting this fixed now and giving him a full off-season to train and prepare versus prolonging this and having him pitch through pain, especially when he may be compromising his mechanics. So it was a tough call to make, but I think the right call, nonetheless. And we're grateful for all John's given us this year and hopeful that he'll bounce back and have a great year next year. Tyler still is in a little bit of a recovery mode, some shoulder irritation. We don't want to push him too hard given that he's coming off Tommy John, but nonetheless saw some really good things from him. And I think we're in a point where we're just not going to not going to accelerate his recovery from this. Jacob pitching again this weekend and we're excited. And then Max is also going to go out on rehab this weekend and potential for both those guys to rejoin the rotation next week. See why I'm just interested when one day when you hang him up and you're at the lake house with all your buddies hanging out at the dock and stuff like that. And they ask you who the greatest baseball player has you ever played with or saw? Where will Aaron judge be on that list for you? He's going to be pretty high. He's just tremendous. And I don't know Aaron well, I've gotten to know him a little bit just here and there running into him, whether it's the all-star game or special events. And it just seems like a tremendous person, first and foremost. I think every fan should really appreciate the person that Aaron is. And I think that's to me what stands out. He's a special player, but he's also a very special human being. I think people just gravitate towards him because of his personality and his humility. And as I look at it from a parent's perspective, he's everything I want my sons to be. And he's near at the top of the list in terms of the greatest players I've ever seen. Chris Young here with you in the nation. Okay, so when it comes to competitive balance tax, do you believe that as a front office, you should be repeat payers on that throughout the duration of contending and accept that the tax is like the cost of doing business essentially to stay competitive? Well, I think you're getting some philosophical ownership questions to some degree decisions that I don't make by myself. That said, I think we're in a market and a size of a market where we can and should be willing to go over the luxury tax at the right times, the right moments. And I'm very grateful to our ownership last season for allowing us to do so. I think some of those moves that we were able to make at the deadline, which put us over the luxury tax threshold, contributed to us winning the World Series. And likewise, this year ownership gave us the resources to put together a team that came into the season well over the luxury tax threshold. And unfortunately, it hasn't worked out for us this year. But nonetheless, I think that they have given us the resources. I think they've shown a willingness to go over the tax when necessary. I think it's compared to the advantage that we have in this market. And my expectation is that when the team is capable of winning a world series, the resources that we need will be there for us. We give you permission to go over the tax any time you want. Whatever you want to do, just throw it out. If you feel like you need to go over the tax and make us a little bit better, we'll trust you. Go ahead and just go over the tax. All right. I love it. I love it. I love it. We'll vouch for you. You guys can come advocate for me. Thank you. You know, you know, we got your back. We did want to ask you before we let you book you out of yours. We got to talk with Jack Leiter earlier, but that lineup with the Yankees, I mean, went through two rounds pretty strong that third time through is when things got a little wonky. But how did you access Jack Leiter's performance where he's at right now? You know, it's funny. It was an interesting game. I actually thought it was the best Jack's pitch here and his big league starts. Thus far saw some real positive things last night. It was really encouraged for him. Hated at the sixth inning. That kind of started with an infield hit there. I think that if that's a ground out, it may change the course of that inning. But nonetheless, that's part of being a big leader is that you got to go out and face the third time through the order if you want to be a good starting pitcher. And I just love that vouch gave him that opportunity to go out and for the third time face the top of the New York Yankee lineup with two of the best hitters in the game and Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. So, you know, I think we saw that maybe not quite a finished product in terms of being able to navigate that third time. But nonetheless, what we saw the first five innings and gave up two runs and pitched very, very well against the tough lineup. I thought it was a huge step in the right direction. I told Jack as much last night that I thought there were so many positives from this game and don't let the negative from either the final line or that sixth inning detract from all the positives that happens. You know, this is part of pitching development. I certainly experienced as a young pitcher that there are a lot of games where you feel like you're so close to having a good game, but it slips away from you. And the next step in the development is to be able to navigate that lineup for the third time through and and Jack will get there. But there were real positives last night and I'm happy for him and I'm excited to see him build off this. That's going to be the important part moving forward. You're the man. See why. Thank you so much. Chat with you next week. Guys, thank you. I appreciate it. Cheers. There he goes. Chris Young Rangers GM here, mostly Mondays at 420 in the nation couldn't make it yesterday with a holiday nice enough to reschedule for today. So we're quite appreciative. Hey NFL fans, you can start the season with a big return on Fandell America's number one sports book. 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