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Torey Lovullo sat down for a more intimate and casual discussion with three of the beat writers after today's workout, and covered some interesting topics.

Can it now save baseball?](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/18/opinions/mlb-pitch-clock-baseball-new-rules-frommer/index.html) [New York Mets](https://www.amazinavenue.com/)’ recent spending splurge under new owner Steve Cohen and the ongoing concerns related to the pending bankruptcy of Bally Sports. Rojas described the experience as good and he was in a “win-win situation” [[MLB] ‘The Gub’nuh,’ longtime voice of the D-backs, to retire after ‘23](https://www.mlb.com/news/greg-schulte-to-retire-from-d-backs-radio-following-23) In both cases, the clock was added to accelerate a plodding game. Reports yesterday indicated the club was willing to tack an extra five years and $105MM to his current deal, but [Bob Nightengale of USA Today](https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fcolumnist%2Fbob-nightengale%2F2023%2F02%2F19%2Fla-dodgers-not-nl-west-favorites-2023-may-not-bad-thing%2F11289976002%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2023%2F2%2F20%2F23606599%2Fsnake-bytes-2-20-arrival-time) reports that was $145MM short of his asking price. It’s even worse in the playoffs, with games often exceeding four hours. [Manny Machado](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/machama01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-19_br) had some extension talks recently, to try to prevent him from opting out of his contract at the end of this season. [D-backs won their arbitration hearing with infielder Josh Rojas](https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/news/josh-rojas-loses-arbitration-hearing-to-diamondbacks), with the 28-year-old infielder set to earn $2.575 million instead of $2.9 million. There, coaches broke down each of MLB’s three off-season rule changes: the pitch clock, limits on infield shifts and larger bases. Despite the difficult nature of the hearing Hazen said that Rojas acted professionally and was clearly in admiration. You can listen to the full conversation in the link below. Torey Lovullo sat down for a more intimate and casual discussion with three of the beat writers after today’s workout, and covered some interesting topics.