WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:07.400 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:50.359 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:54.759 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosen House along with you as we 4 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:59.399 join you this weekend from Kansas City and Kaufman Stadium, where the Guardians are 5 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:03.439 taking on the Royals this weekend in a key Al Central matchup. Good show 6 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:07.760 lined up for you this week as we'll check in with Rob Sorfolio, get 7 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:11.959 a complete minor league report from the Guardians director of player Development, and we'll 8 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:15.439 focus in this week on single A Lynchburg. We'll also hear from Tanner Biby, 9 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:19.680 who is throwing the ball extremely well and he'll pitch on Saturday afternoon INKC. 10 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:26.079 And we'll visit with long reliever Pedro Avila, who's been just terrific since 11 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:30.519 joining the Guardians after being acquired from San Diego early in the season. We'll 12 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:34.959 also visit with John Kenzie Noel, the rookie who hit a home run in 13 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:40.239 his first Major League at bat on Wednesday over in Baltimore. But first our 14 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:45.079 weekend review and we begin Monday night in Baltimore, the first game of a 15 00:01:45.239 --> 00:01:49.159 seven game road trip very challenging against the Baltimore Orioles, one of the top 16 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:53.760 teams in all of baseball. And then of course this series here against the 17 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:57.200 surprising Kansas City Royals and in Baltimore on Monday night. The Guardians got the 18 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:04.000 scoring started in the very first as Stephen Kuan singled. Andre se Menez followed 19 00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:07.680 with a walk, and then Jose Ramirez came to the plate. The pitch 20 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:13.240 swung on shot into the gap of left center base said Kwan will score. 21 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:19.840 Hemantez big turnial, hold it second, and Jose Ramirez rifles an RBI single 22 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:24.840 to left center. He now has sixty eight runs panted in that is too 23 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:30.800 fewer than the Yankees. Errand Judge and the Guardians first three have reached, 24 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:36.240 and just like that, Cleveland has taken an early one nothing lead. The 25 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:38.240 Orioles answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the first inning, 26 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:43.280 but the Guardians came right back in the second with back to back doubles, 27 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:49.080 first from Gabriel Arius and then bow Nailor the oh one pitch swinging a 28 00:02:49.120 --> 00:02:53.560 bouncer toward first fair ball gets Biohearn down the right field line, kicks off 29 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:59.560 the sidewall on his way to second with an RBI double his bone Nailer and 30 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:05.599 gabra Y Larius scored easily from second. So back to back doubles from Arius 31 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:09.680 and Naylor the eight and nine men in the lineup. And that's bow Naylor's 32 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:15.560 seventh double and sixteenth ARBI. And while we talk about the depth and the 33 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:21.759 length of the Baltimore lineup, the same can be said about Cleveland's lineup one 34 00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:24.199 through nine. Baltimore tied it again with a run in the third, and 35 00:03:24.240 --> 00:03:30.080 it would stay tied at two until the sixth inning. That's when Ramirez stepped 36 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:35.280 in as the leadoff hitter. Well, we have played five innings and a 37 00:03:35.319 --> 00:03:39.000 two two ballgame in Jose Ramirez hits the first pitch deep to center field and 38 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:47.680 gone not tied anymore. Three to two Cleveland as Jose Ramirez has hit his 39 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:53.719 twentieth home run, and so the Guardians have a pair of twenty homer bombers 40 00:03:54.439 --> 00:04:02.319 Jose Ramirez and the man coming to the plate in Josh nail unbelievable season continuing 41 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:08.439 for Jose Ramirez and with that one run lead, Tanner Bibby was back out 42 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:13.159 there in the bottom of the sixth trying to contain the dangerous Orioles lineup. 43 00:04:13.520 --> 00:04:17.240 Now the kick and delivery and the one to one, a swing and a 44 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:23.240 pomp up, this is playable. Third baseman Jose Ramirez, about halfway to 45 00:04:23.279 --> 00:04:26.600 home plate to the left of the mound, makes the catch. What a 46 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:32.360 way to finish for Tanner Biby and once again a Cleveland starter is going six 47 00:04:32.439 --> 00:04:36.839 innings? Man? Is that a game changer when you have the best bullpen 48 00:04:36.920 --> 00:04:42.279 in baseball like the Guardians have? And then the Guardians bullpen took over. 49 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:46.839 Tim Herron worked a scoreless seventh, Hunter Gaddis put up a zero in the 50 00:04:46.879 --> 00:04:49.639 eighth, and with a Monuel Classe getting a day off, it was Scott 51 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:55.439 Barlow getting the chance to close it out in the ninth. Two down Nobody 52 00:04:55.480 --> 00:05:00.000 on three to two Cleveland. In the ninth, Barlow's ready, here's the 53 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:04.879 one two delivery, A swing and a mess got him with a wicked slider 54 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:12.360 down and away ball game. How about Scott Barlow strikes out the side, 55 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:17.759 gets his second save of the year, and it's sixth straight for the rampaging 56 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:24.240 Guardians. They beat Baltimore three to two, so good stuff in the series 57 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:27.879 and road trip opener in Baltimore for the Guardians on Monday night. Tried to 58 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:30.360 follow it up with a Tuesday night win against the Orioles and this was a 59 00:05:30.519 --> 00:05:35.199 wild one as once again the Guardians got on the board early first inning thanks 60 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:40.959 to a big two out hit from David fry Here's David fry dhing. He 61 00:05:41.040 --> 00:05:44.759 drives one to deep left down the line that goes it's going to get down, 62 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:47.519 It'll roll to the wall in the scores. Ramirez on his way to 63 00:05:47.639 --> 00:05:54.560 second with a stand up double is David Frye Manneth acreage in left and left 64 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:58.800 center for a left fielder. That was a high fly ball hit down the 65 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:02.000 left field line, but there's just too much room to cover. And for 66 00:06:02.079 --> 00:06:05.759 Austin Hayes, he did everything he could to get there, but he just 67 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:12.839 couldn't get there. So David Frye with his eleventh double thirty second RBI won 68 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:16.920 nothing Cleveland on back to back twoile doubles by Ramirez and fry But just like 69 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:20.600 the previous night, the Orioles responded in the bottom of the first inning with 70 00:06:20.680 --> 00:06:26.759 their young phenom Gunner Henderson hitting a two run home run to put Baltimore on 71 00:06:26.879 --> 00:06:30.360 top. In the second. The Guardians offense was back at it with two 72 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:34.079 men on and Gabrielarius at the plate. Now the two to one delivery swung 73 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:39.600 and ripped into deep left field. Hayes going back leap, SIT's over his 74 00:06:39.720 --> 00:06:46.000 head, short hops the wall that'll score Rodriguez and Naylor, and Gabrielarius with 75 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:49.720 a two run double puts Cleveland on top three to two. In the second. 76 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:59.680 Another absolute laser, this time from gabriel Arius over the leaping Austin Hayes 77 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:02.240 in left. But again Baltimore tied it, this time with a run in 78 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:05.240 the bottom of the second inning, and they took the lead with another in 79 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:11.000 the third, making it four to three Orioles. The back and forth continued 80 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:14.959 in the fourth, again two men on for the Guardians, with Brian Rocchio 81 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:17.959 stepping in. Here's the pitch, swung on, ground ball on through the 82 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:23.240 left side of base. Hit that'll score Nailer. They're gonna hold Arius at 83 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:27.680 third as on it quickly as the left fielder Hays, but the Guardians tie 84 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:32.360 it on the RBI single from Brian Rochio. This game is tied at four. 85 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:38.160 Next up, it was Stephen Kuan. Here's the two to zero swung 86 00:07:38.199 --> 00:07:43.000 on ripped right side base head right field, that'll put the Guardians in front. 87 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:46.519 Arius scores. The throw goes to third close play there in safely with 88 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:53.839 a slide is Rochio and moving up to second is Kwan with an RBI single 89 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:58.079 advances on the throw in. The Guardians take a five to four lead. 90 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:03.639 The beat goes on for Steven Kwan with twenty four driven in. Now just 91 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:09.199 a simple ground ball through the right side, and then with two outs in 92 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:13.480 a base open, Baltimore decided to take a chance pitching to Jose Ramirez. 93 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:20.120 The Guardians have been lethal with two out run production this season. Looking for 94 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:24.480 the big base hit here from Ramirez. Here's the pitch to him. He 95 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:28.639 swings and skies it to left center, to the left of center, way 96 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:33.879 back there, and it carries on out of here. Oh my, Jose 97 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:41.799 Ramirez with another deep drive just to the left of center and it goes into 98 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:46.600 the Orioles bullpen and there is the big two out hit. It's a three 99 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:54.080 run shot for Jose Ramirez and it's a five run inning for the Guardians, 100 00:08:54.120 --> 00:08:58.720 who now lead it eight to four, but the high powered Orioles offense wouldn't 101 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:01.879 give it. A pair of solo home runs in the bottom of the fourth 102 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:05.919 cut the Guardian's lead to eight to six. Then another run in the seventh 103 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:09.879 for Baltimore, and it was a one run game, eight to seven. 104 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:13.480 In the eighth, the Guardians, hoping to add a little insurance, had 105 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:18.159 Tyler Freeman get it started with a single, and then bow Naylor continued to 106 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:22.320 swing a hot bat. Here's the set. The pitch swung on, drilled 107 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:24.919 with the gap in the left center. That'll get down and it'll roll all 108 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:30.879 the way to the wall end to score. Is Freeman hitting second. Nailor, 109 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:35.000 he'll try for third. The throw up by the cutoff man and it's 110 00:09:35.039 --> 00:09:39.559 a triple for bow Nailor and an army I and a huge insurance run for 111 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:45.759 Cleveland. They laid a nine to seven. The next batter was gabriel Arius. 112 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:48.879 Now the pitch swinging a tamper off the glove of the pitcher. Cano 113 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:54.960 Ricochet's in the right center. I'll face it, then we'll score. Nailer 114 00:09:54.639 --> 00:10:00.720 and a four to two of this bounce for gabriel Arius and the Guardian and 115 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:07.120 Cleveland leads at ten to seven. If Canoe lets the ball go, it's 116 00:10:07.159 --> 00:10:11.559 an easy play for the second baseman Westburg. There would have been no chance 117 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:18.639 for Nailer to score, but it ricocheted off Canoe's club at the mound and 118 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:22.639 no chance for Westburg to get it as it shot by him in the right 119 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:28.000 center for an RBI single. A three hit game for Arius, and he 120 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:33.960 has three RBIs tonight and again the Orioles cut into the lead with a solo 121 00:10:33.039 --> 00:10:35.960 home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, making it ten to eight 122 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.639 Guardians, and then Emmanuel class A came on in the ninth trying to nail 123 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:48.600 down yet another say Rushman deepened the box open stance. He is hunched over 124 00:10:48.679 --> 00:10:52.559 at the waist, hits out of a crouch. The pitch to him swung 125 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:58.559 on line drive leftfield, Quon coming on thanks the running basket touch ball game 126 00:11:00.879 --> 00:11:09.360 one Oregon State alone retires the other and it's another series win for the Cleveland 127 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:16.039 Guardians. They have come to Baltimore and taken the first two ballgames against one 128 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:20.279 of the best teams in either league, beating Baltimore to night ten to eight. 129 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:24.360 Well, that proved to be the last win of the week so far 130 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:28.600 for the Guardians. As Wednesday, the Orioles won at four to two in 131 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:31.519 the series finale, and the first two games of this series have gone Kansas 132 00:11:31.559 --> 00:11:35.720 City's way. They won two to one on Thursday night and on Friday night 133 00:11:37.039 --> 00:11:39.559 it was a ten to three Royals victory. Stay with us when we come 134 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:43.279 back. One of the fun stories of the week the major league debut of 135 00:11:43.360 --> 00:11:48.240 John Kenzie Nowell and it couldn't have gone any better. We'll hear about that 136 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:54.200 next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Home Ownership Progressive, we know 137 00:11:54.240 --> 00:12:01.080 it's part of the American dream. It's sea to shining sea and water damage 138 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:05.559 as far as the eye can see. It's freshly mode grass and a fence 139 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:11.919 that was freshly vandalized by a pack of unruly teens. It's also around the 140 00:12:11.919 --> 00:12:15.240 clock protection when you bundle your Homonado with progressive, which can help keep the 141 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:18.960 American dream of home ownership alive and kicking. Get a quote a progressive dot 142 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:22.960 com regresson cantal Future in compy affliates other chores and not the build of Middle 143 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:39.200 States. Now the one to one pitch, a swing and a high drive 144 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:50.200 and a deep center field bullance track walk don the third major league pitch and 145 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:56.240 John Kenzie Nowell, what a towering home run to center. How about that 146 00:12:56.559 --> 00:13:03.519 debut? And it's there's one nothing Cleveland here in the second inning and he's 147 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:11.919 getting a standing ovation in the third base dugout. John Kenzie Noell, he 148 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:16.320 hit it as high as he hit it far and his feet still haven't touched 149 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:24.200 the ground. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. And there was the first major 150 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:28.279 league at bat for John Kenzie no Well on Wednesday night in Baltimore. We 151 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.919 talked to him the following day and he said it was a moment that he 152 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:37.399 will never ever forget. I mean, you know, it's very especially a 153 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:41.240 moment for me, like I says, dream come true to me, but 154 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:46.080 like it's annother day in the business to pa. You know, we went 155 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:48.080 out just made there was serious, man, you know, and I'm here 156 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:52.320 for having the team with the I know we're gonna do it. You know 157 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:54.759 he's gonna be there this year, you know, and he's better. A 158 00:13:54.799 --> 00:14:00.000 special moment for me. And you get back to the dugout and your teammates 159 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:05.039 are going bananas. What was that like to come back and see their reaction 160 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:07.519 in the dugout. You know they did it too when they you know, 161 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:11.799 they dis time they came up and the big lead, let's say, and 162 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:15.320 uh, I mean they was too healthy for me. You know, it's 163 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:18.440 a high orld for me. And uh, I mean I got a great 164 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:22.279 team and you know, no doubt about it. You see it, and 165 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:26.399 we're gonna keep doing it like that. They don't do that for everybody. 166 00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:28.720 They gave Brian Rokio the silent trip and when he hit his just kidding around. 167 00:14:30.600 --> 00:14:33.720 You make it here at this point in time. You've had the the 168 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:39.440 ups, the downs in the minor leagues, challenges and then good times. 169 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:43.320 What's allowed you to get on a good stretch to get here this time? 170 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:46.399 I mean the day by day, you know, working in my uh, 171 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:50.039 in my hats, you know and stuff. Just try and pull the one 172 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:52.320 and play, you know, try and heat homers, you know, and 173 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:56.360 like the baseball guy give you to you. Let's say, Infie, I 174 00:14:56.480 --> 00:15:01.919 take it, you know, basically the ob everything you know, I take 175 00:15:01.960 --> 00:15:03.639 it, you know, and I just know, try and do too much. 176 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:07.240 Just pull the one play because I know I got a lot about one 177 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:11.000 and I thought it was interesting. I read where you said spring training one 178 00:15:11.000 --> 00:15:16.440 of the most important things you learned was how Cleveland plays the game. What 179 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:20.679 did you mean by that? I mean, you know, everybody's here. 180 00:15:20.759 --> 00:15:24.320 You just we're gonna pull the one place. Run de Be's hard. That 181 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:26.720 what we're here for. We're gonna keep doing that, and I'm gonna keep 182 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:30.600 doing my team too, run de bes hard. You know, have the 183 00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:33.159 thing win, you know, and like we take it day by day man, 184 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:37.799 and you know we we're gonna make it this year. John Kenzie no 185 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:41.600 Well, joining us home running his first major League at bat last night, 186 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:46.600 earned his high school diploma and was given that diplomba in a great ceremony. 187 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:50.360 Two springs to go out in Goodyear, Arizona, and he explains what that 188 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:54.120 day meant to him. I mean, yeah, we still play baseball, 189 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:58.679 but we were like we got a ducation too. Like I say, I'm 190 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:03.080 working hard for English, for talk with you guys, for talk with my 191 00:16:03.600 --> 00:16:07.399 you know, speak with my team and with my staff something like that. 192 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:11.159 For you know, I do a lot of I still do it because, 193 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:14.279 uh, I'm here in the United States and I want to you know, 194 00:16:14.919 --> 00:16:18.080 uh talk with my with the mind you with you know, with everybody here, 195 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:22.559 and you spend your off seasons in the Washington, DC area, what 196 00:16:22.679 --> 00:16:27.200 has that beened like for you in terms of being in such a vibrant part 197 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:30.720 of the country. To be around that all the time. I mean it's 198 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:33.600 beautiful. You know. I'll go into d C, you know, going 199 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:37.320 to the park. It's nice area over there, and yeah, I mean 200 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:42.840 it's like enjoy the day off with my family, and when I'm started doing 201 00:16:42.919 --> 00:16:48.399 my work, I forgot about everything, you know, for just when they 202 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:52.159 just come through, you know, and we just play baseball every time at 203 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:57.559 Columbus. How much of the day to day do they think about what's going 204 00:16:57.600 --> 00:17:00.559 on up here? You've mentioned it? What it The sole goal is to 205 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:04.160 reach the World Series here and win the World Series? How much is that 206 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:07.240 on the minds of players at Triple A. I mean, you know, 207 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:11.519 we got a great manager there, you know, every time, he's just 208 00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:15.119 the same, He's just like, it's just you. You need to ruin 209 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:18.799 you as hard. It's no matter if you got here granbo Basi, you 210 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:23.880 know, and uh yeah we do. And then Colombos Natty Shame when you 211 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:29.559 get here, you gotta do the same because yeah, It's very important because 212 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:32.920 I don't know who You're gonna have us to win the World Series. Everybody 213 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:37.319 gotta be prepared for that, you know, you know, yeah, John 214 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:40.880 Kenzie, great to have you on. Congratulations on last night. Thank you. 215 00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:44.720 I find young man John Kenzie no well and credit to him. The 216 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:49.039 English coming along nicely for the young man from the Dominican Republic who makes his 217 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:53.640 off season home in Washington, d C. As he said, great place 218 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:57.519 to be to enjoy a lot of the culture that this country provides, and 219 00:17:57.720 --> 00:18:00.960 you can't get much more than that in that part of the country. And 220 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:07.279 that young man very popular with his teammates and it was a heartwarming day to 221 00:18:07.319 --> 00:18:11.559 be sure on Wednesday when he hit a home run in his first Major League 222 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:14.359 at bat. Stay with us when we come back. We'll talk pitching with 223 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:34.759 Tanner Bibby and Pedro Abby La. That's next the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio network 224 00:18:36.799 --> 00:18:40.240 Jim Rose announced back with you. We are in Kansas City at Kaufman Stadium 225 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:44.519 where the Guardians are taking on the Royals this weekend. Welcome back to Guardians 226 00:18:44.559 --> 00:18:48.079 Weekly. Tanner Bibby has had quite the season for the Guardians. He will 227 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:53.160 head into his start on Saturday with a record of six and two and a 228 00:18:53.279 --> 00:18:59.400 dropping earned run average of three point five zero. Monday, it was another 229 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:03.079 win, this time over Baltimore, and that was after setting career highs and 230 00:19:03.119 --> 00:19:07.200 strikeouts and both of the two starts prior to that. We talked to him 231 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:11.839 before the outing hit Baltimore and we asked him if that high strikeout rate is 232 00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:15.240 a good indication for him that his stuff is where it needs to be. 233 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:18.720 Yeah, I think so. I think I think not giving up the Homer. 234 00:19:18.799 --> 00:19:21.839 I think consecutive hits is a big one because I feel like if I'm 235 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:26.200 executing my pitches and they got the good profiles on them, that I shouldn't 236 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:29.880 really be giving up Doctor Bouck hits. And I think lost outing was a 237 00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:33.519 good indicator. And I mean even even the Cincinnati was a pretty good indicator. 238 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:36.480 I mean before the three on Homer, it was it was two week 239 00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:40.240 hits, and I mean if they go a week hit week hit three on 240 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:41.480 Homer, I mean, I feel like it's gonna be a pretty rare thing 241 00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:47.240 when I'm on the mound and he's got to kind of take your licks and 242 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:51.880 take your beatings sometimes and kind of get angry when when you look at pitching 243 00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:53.920 deep into a game, you get through six innings in your last start. 244 00:19:56.279 --> 00:20:00.839 Top of rotation starters. They're expected to do that, especially in key situations 245 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:03.359 when the bullpen needs a break and you really need a longer start. It 246 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.240 sounds easier said than done, though, what's the key when you know you 247 00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:11.480 have to give innings and you're able to do it? I think, I 248 00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:14.480 mean a couple of people have asked me about this. It's about like for 249 00:20:14.599 --> 00:20:15.880 me, I'm always trying to go deep in the game. I always trying 250 00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:19.960 to keep the pen with a light with a light workload. I think it's 251 00:20:19.960 --> 00:20:26.720 just kind of creating a narrative of whether it's real or not, about why 252 00:20:26.759 --> 00:20:30.279 I need to suc why I need to succeed, and why I want to 253 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:33.880 or not want to, but why I want to like pitch well and kind 254 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:37.440 of be holp be efficient and kind of just like it's a it's a mental 255 00:20:37.440 --> 00:20:41.359 trick that I can come of play myself for to compete that day and execute. 256 00:20:42.559 --> 00:20:45.519 So when you have a lot of strikeouts sometimes that tends to drive it 257 00:20:45.599 --> 00:20:49.720 up. But is there a way to still record strikeouts and still get deep 258 00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:55.240 into a game. Oh, I mean yeah, I mean I think it's 259 00:20:56.519 --> 00:20:59.680 it's tough because I mean, I'm trying to throw my my nastiest pitch every 260 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:03.279 pitch, nasty pitch is executed, and if I'm getting a lot of swings 261 00:21:03.279 --> 00:21:06.519 and misses, that usually means I'm getting pretty deep in not pretty deep, 262 00:21:06.519 --> 00:21:08.519 but I can get deeper into accounts. I mean, I think it's got 263 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:12.119 to be a good mix of punch out. It's got to be a good 264 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:17.240 mix of maybe like some first pitch outs, but that's not something that can 265 00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:19.160 really force. It's just kind of something that happens. Like I'm trying to 266 00:21:19.200 --> 00:21:25.599 execute my best pitch every single pitch, whether that's a ground ball, that's 267 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:27.759 a swing and miss, whether that's a ball. I mean, I think 268 00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:30.160 it just kind of depends on as soon as the ball leaves my hand. 269 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:34.039 It's kind of all on the hitter to decide what happens. You want to 270 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:38.240 be your best obviously in every start of the season, but it seems like 271 00:21:38.240 --> 00:21:42.599 you're getting better as the season goes. That's been traditionally Cleveland pitching, where 272 00:21:42.640 --> 00:21:48.000 starting pitchers have gotten better as the season has gone along. What changes for 273 00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:51.759 you this year from say start one, two and three to where you are 274 00:21:51.799 --> 00:21:55.880 now when you're seemingly more effective. I think just kind of figuring out myself. 275 00:21:55.960 --> 00:22:00.440 I think at the beginning of the year trying to do stuff there was 276 00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:04.960 delivery wise, profile wized that just maybe wasn't the right thing for me. 277 00:22:06.799 --> 00:22:11.599 And I think just getting back to kind of what made me successful and kind 278 00:22:11.599 --> 00:22:14.480 of what got me here. Like I think one of our phrases is like, 279 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:17.599 what got you here is not gonna get you to the next spot, 280 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:22.160 What's not gonna get you there? But I think sometimes you gotta fall back 281 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.000 down to the basics and you kind of gotta do what got you here because 282 00:22:26.640 --> 00:22:30.440 that was good enough to be the elite of the elite. And I think 283 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:33.440 lately, I think I've gone back to my basics. I've made some adjustments, 284 00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:37.960 whether it was body or pitches, and I think I think it's going 285 00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:40.759 pretty good so far. I mean, just gotta keep building on it and 286 00:22:40.920 --> 00:22:42.519 has been going really well of late. Thanks a lot for coming, b 287 00:22:42.519 --> 00:22:45.799 I appreciate it. Yeah, absolutely always fun to talk pitching with Tan or 288 00:22:45.799 --> 00:22:49.799 Bibby's got a great perspective on how he goes about it, and he has 289 00:22:49.799 --> 00:22:55.240 gone about it very well for quite some time here this season, another Pittreu 290 00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:59.599 has had a really nice stretch. Patrol avi La finally allowed to run on 291 00:22:59.680 --> 00:23:04.279 Friday in Kansas City, snapping a string of nine consecutive appearances covering more than 292 00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:08.920 twenty innings of scoreless baseball as a long man out of the bullpen, that 293 00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:12.880 is not an easy role. He got the win on Tuesday night in Baltimore, 294 00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:17.559 and when we caught up with him the next day along with translator Augi 295 00:23:17.680 --> 00:23:22.359 Rivera, he talked about what has led to the good stretch of late in 296 00:23:22.400 --> 00:23:30.839 a new role for him and lac On Fianza Epo. Yeah, I feel 297 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:33.279 like it's all about confidence. I feel like the team gave that boat of 298 00:23:33.279 --> 00:23:36.160 confidence of me when I was kind of like my lowest as a player, 299 00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:40.319 and I feel that like confidence has played huge dividends from me in the way 300 00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:42.559 how I can throw the ball. And you mentioned that, and you start 301 00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:45.359 the season with a different team and then you end up here very early on 302 00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:49.079 and get an opportunity. What are some of the things that have happened here 303 00:23:49.640 --> 00:23:56.519 that have allowed you to have some good success, yo, Oportuni And yeah, 304 00:23:56.519 --> 00:24:00.519 I feel like in this business, there's a lot of very few for 305 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:02.559 throwers out there, for pitches like that, because there are a lot of 306 00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:04.839 people are ready to contribute to many teams. So for me has been the 307 00:24:04.880 --> 00:24:07.839 opportunity that gave me to you know, to pitch and to compete, and 308 00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:11.079 also watching a lot of videos, videos that I moments when I pitch really 309 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:14.759 well in the past. So I've been working on those videos and that has 310 00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:17.759 allowed me to pitch the way I'm pitching now. Yeah, I have a 311 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:21.880 starter's background, but you're in a role that that might be the hardest in 312 00:24:21.920 --> 00:24:25.599 the pen, the long relief role, because he just there's no consistency to 313 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:30.200 when you appear in games. How have you handled that transition and what's allowed 314 00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:37.279 you to have some success and a really difficult rolesla Mentally, yeah, I 315 00:24:37.279 --> 00:24:40.319 feel it's very difficult, but I think the key is having a positive mentality 316 00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:41.559 right Like always, this is really hard to pitch in a game. It's 317 00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:45.559 like ten oh from your team or a ten zero against you. So my 318 00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:48.319 focus is trying to help all the good pictures that we have in the bullpens. 319 00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:51.839 So try to make sure whenever I get into the game, leave the 320 00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:53.079 game the same way, so I can help them out, like the next 321 00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:59.079 day you hail from Venezuela. There have been some really good hitters from Venezuela, 322 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:02.680 but pitching wise, uh, maybe underrated a little bit. What's it 323 00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:07.640 like being a pitcher and that that background that that maybe you have in terms 324 00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:11.039 of pitchers who were influential on you when you were growing up and maybe just 325 00:25:11.079 --> 00:25:19.640 getting to pro ball Maulana, I feel like my two main references were Felix 326 00:25:19.640 --> 00:25:23.839 Hernandez and also more closer a little bit, Kookie Carrasco, even though now 327 00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:26.680 being a teammate, but those are the two players that I look after when 328 00:25:26.680 --> 00:25:32.559 I was becoming a player. And you mentioned Carlos and also Brian Rokio Gabrielle 329 00:25:32.599 --> 00:25:36.640 Aarius. What does it mean that they have some fellow countrymen on the same 330 00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:40.720 team just from the day to day of kind of getting through a baseball season. 331 00:25:41.079 --> 00:25:47.759 No, Phillyl don de jo eat feels really good, feel really good 332 00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:49.599 to have those guys around. My previous team, I only had like two 333 00:25:49.759 --> 00:25:52.599 fellow countrymen and one of them was a position player, so they didn't get 334 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:55.960 to spend them much time. But here, you know, we get to 335 00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:59.400 spend a lot of time and you really feel that sense of teammates and like, 336 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:03.279 guys, we just want to be around every day. And you're part 337 00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:07.480 of the best bullpen in baseball. What's that been like for you, Felim, 338 00:26:11.160 --> 00:26:12.680 he thinks a previy lations to be part of that something so important, 339 00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:17.960 also so so competitive. I feel it helps you make better features and become 340 00:26:17.960 --> 00:26:19.240 a better preacher on a daily basically because you want to be you know, 341 00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:23.039 always be the best, next to the best. Pedro, thanks so much 342 00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:27.200 for coming back. Thank you so much. That's Pedro Avila, young man 343 00:26:27.200 --> 00:26:33.240 who has resurrected his career with the Cleveland organization after being a career San Diego 344 00:26:33.359 --> 00:26:37.960 padre prior to this April. Well, stay with us while we come back. 345 00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:41.440 We'll hear from Rob Sirfolio get a minor league report for you. 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Chif Rosenhouse back with you from Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, 355 00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:34.839 where the Guardians are taking on the Royals this weekend, and elsewhere their minor 356 00:27:34.920 --> 00:27:40.279 league teams continue with their seasons. Rob Sortfolio as the director of player development 357 00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:45.039 for the Guardians, and this past week he was following the low single a 358 00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:48.839 Lynchburg Hillcats, and we caught up with him to talk about last year's top 359 00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:53.240 draft pick, Ralphie Velasquez, who's put up some tremendous numbers this year. 360 00:27:53.640 --> 00:27:59.680 And Rob says, there's been tremendous growth for Ralphie since he joined the organization 361 00:27:59.839 --> 00:28:03.599 just a year ago. Yeah, it's it's been an impressive summer for Ralphie. 362 00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:07.160 And you know, Rosie, to your point, when you really put 363 00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:11.400 the the age context around these players, you know, a lot of these 364 00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:17.119 guys could be seniors in high school, especially some of the international guys. 365 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:19.759 So you know, Ralphie was obviously a high school kid we took last year 366 00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:25.240 and for him to, you know, it's a really a really sizable talent 367 00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:30.160 gap from playing against high school competition to twenty year olds in pro ball, 368 00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:33.359 and what he's been able to do is is really impressive. And obviously, 369 00:28:33.480 --> 00:28:34.880 you know that first season. You know, we've talked about this in the 370 00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:41.240 past, just how much learning happens even away from the actual game time when 371 00:28:41.279 --> 00:28:45.160 it comes to building a routine and professionalism, and this is almost like they're 372 00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:48.680 these kids first job, so they're learning how to take care of their their 373 00:28:48.720 --> 00:28:53.039 bodies and you know, kind of live away from their families. And it's 374 00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:56.920 pretty impressive what what he and a couple of these other young hitters have done 375 00:28:57.519 --> 00:29:03.759 at this level really you know, more than holding their own and doing some 376 00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:07.160 impressive things just when it comes to you know, the things we've talked about 377 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:11.680 a lot of controlling, controlling the strike zone and getting your a swing off 378 00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:17.640 consistently. And Ralphie's obviously a really talented hitter and can impact the baseball you 379 00:29:17.640 --> 00:29:18.799 know, you've seen him put a charge in the balls up to one hundred 380 00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:22.519 and ten multiple times this year, while also you know, taking some really 381 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:27.359 quality at bats and working counts and putting the bat on the ball and he 382 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:30.559 needs to, but also taking his walks and getting on base, and you 383 00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:34.200 know, he's played a lot of first base. We've started to challenge him 384 00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:37.759 a little bit with some outfield exposure, which is you know, potentially something 385 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:42.119 we might see in the second half this year in games. And really just 386 00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:47.079 been an awesome first year so far for him and a couple other of these 387 00:29:47.160 --> 00:29:51.680 young hitterers. Another young hitter at the Lynchburg level, and you mentioned you 388 00:29:51.759 --> 00:29:55.759 with nineteen years old Jason Cherio, what are you seeing from him as his 389 00:29:55.839 --> 00:30:00.519 season progresses? Again, should be a senior in high school. Put back 390 00:30:00.680 --> 00:30:06.960 context around a nineteen year old international signing. Obviously, you know, everyone 391 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:11.960 knows knows his brother with with Milwaukee and the things that he's been able to 392 00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:14.920 do. But you know, it's pretty fun to be around Jason every day 393 00:30:14.920 --> 00:30:18.839 on our end, and you know, just see how he continues to grow 394 00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:21.960 and develop and how he goes about his work, and you know, his 395 00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:26.039 attention to detail and you know how he's really grown from you know, a 396 00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:30.759 kid in the d R two years ago to now really like managing and planning 397 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:34.759 tactically for an at bat and you know, switch hitter that that obviously can 398 00:30:34.799 --> 00:30:38.000 do some impressive things, just like Ralphie can put a charge in the ball. 399 00:30:38.319 --> 00:30:41.920 He's productive from both sides of the plate. We've challenged him a lot 400 00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:45.720 in the center field this year, you know, really trying to push his 401 00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:51.480 athleticism, and he's also played some corner outfield, but just a you know, 402 00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:56.559 a really talented young hitter that that has adapted nicely to this level. 403 00:30:56.599 --> 00:31:00.400 He got a taste of it at the end of last year after he finished 404 00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:03.559 up in the ACL, but he's made a pretty sizable gap. And you 405 00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:07.799 know, we're excited about continuing to work with with Jason and hopefully pushing them 406 00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:11.200 as we continue to go. And I thought it was interesting and you mentioned 407 00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:17.240 those two Ralphie Velasquez and Jason Curio that there's something there that that could be 408 00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:21.519 really special. Why do you say that And what stands out that that the 409 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:25.319 potential could be really really exciting? Yeah, you know, I think just 410 00:31:25.640 --> 00:31:30.519 what the how they manage at bats and their consistency offensively and just how they're 411 00:31:30.519 --> 00:31:36.000 getting to some of their production is really impressive for two young kids at this 412 00:31:36.119 --> 00:31:38.559 level. You know, they're playing against young twenty year olds, a lot 413 00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:44.160 of guys that played at premier college programs last year, and they're doing more 414 00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:47.960 than holding their own. And that's kind of in all phases of some of 415 00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:49.839 the things that we look at of getting on base and you know, putting 416 00:31:49.839 --> 00:31:52.519 the bout on the ball, but putting the bout on the ball in productive 417 00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:57.640 hard angles and they're you know, they're doing they're doing that fairly consistently for 418 00:31:57.759 --> 00:32:00.720 two young players at this level is impressive. And I think the thing that 419 00:32:01.079 --> 00:32:05.599 you know is most impressive, and we continue to challenge both these guys with 420 00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:10.519 this is developing those pregame routines and habits that we want our guys at the 421 00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:15.279 highest level to you know, we want that to be our identity as an 422 00:32:15.359 --> 00:32:20.599 organization, like those winning habits of not being outworked and the value of preparation 423 00:32:20.759 --> 00:32:23.559 and taking care of the little things and preparing for what you're going to see 424 00:32:23.599 --> 00:32:29.119 from a pitcher and just seeing those guys both really lean into some of those 425 00:32:29.559 --> 00:32:31.480 finer elements in the game has been a lot of fun and our I think, 426 00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:35.279 you know, huge credit goes to you know, Jordan Smith, our 427 00:32:35.319 --> 00:32:37.200 manager here and the rest of the Lynchburg staff for you know, working with 428 00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:40.640 these guys each and every day. It's Robs Folio joining us. He's the 429 00:32:40.680 --> 00:32:45.440 director of player development for the Guardians. We're talking single aid Lynchberg. There 430 00:32:45.440 --> 00:32:51.279 are young players all over the place, and when we talk about work on 431 00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:54.319 the mound, a left hand or high round draft pick a year ago for 432 00:32:54.759 --> 00:33:00.039 the Guardians that maybe the youngest on the roster certainly and then maybe in the 433 00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:05.920 league Alex clemy heart throwing lefty. What are you seeing from him as he 434 00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:08.559 develops here at a full season team, Yeah, exactly that you know, 435 00:33:08.680 --> 00:33:13.960 some of the some of the things that we saw in spring training and some 436 00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:16.440 of the things that our scouts loved about Clem coming out of the draft was 437 00:33:16.880 --> 00:33:22.920 projectable lefty, that that can run a ball up to ninety seven ninety eight, 438 00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:28.319 and he's really now like pitching a six month season for the first time 439 00:33:28.359 --> 00:33:30.519 in his life. You know, this is a Northeast high school kid and 440 00:33:30.559 --> 00:33:34.759 those those seasons are really short, and you know, we've tried to be 441 00:33:34.839 --> 00:33:38.480 smart about just protecting his pitch counts and being really mindful of those things so 442 00:33:38.480 --> 00:33:44.279 that he can just pitch all year, like the value of learning from in 443 00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:47.480 game and being challenged to be in the strike center and prepare his body to 444 00:33:47.680 --> 00:33:51.319 you know, make a five day turn a couple times a year. So 445 00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:53.039 it's just been, you know, talking to him the last couple of days, 446 00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:58.440 a great learning experience in his first year. And I think what's been 447 00:33:58.519 --> 00:34:01.400 awesome is he's continued to go out up there and miss bats and and really 448 00:34:01.519 --> 00:34:05.799 learn who he is as a pitcher and the things he needs to work on. 449 00:34:05.839 --> 00:34:07.559 And I give a lot of credit to him, you know, these 450 00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:10.480 high profile guys that come in into high school. For him to be as 451 00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:15.360 coachable as he has been has you know, that's been that's been a real 452 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:19.199 feather in his cap and just you know, really exciting for the future of 453 00:34:19.280 --> 00:34:22.000 what this might look like in a couple of years. I know, sometimes 454 00:34:22.039 --> 00:34:27.000 you look at at lines, whether it be for a hitter their stat line 455 00:34:27.119 --> 00:34:31.320 or for pictures, and at the lower levels you don't necessarily throw them away. 456 00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:36.360 But in the case of Jackson Humphries, you look at his line and 457 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:39.719 nothing really jumps out yet. But what is it that that you're seeing about 458 00:34:39.800 --> 00:34:44.119 him that has you excited about Jackson Humphries. Yeah, you know, I 459 00:34:44.199 --> 00:34:47.000 think it's I'm glad, you know, he's he's a name that's getting called 460 00:34:47.039 --> 00:34:51.079 out and he pitched in this league last year, started in the a cl 461 00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:55.360 similar to Clembian, another young lefty, but really has some high upside with 462 00:34:55.400 --> 00:35:00.440 his stuff. You know, when Jackson's at his best, he's sitting load 463 00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:02.199 a mid nineties from the left side, and he can really spend a couple 464 00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:07.880 of breaking balls and you know, hasn't maybe had the scoreboard stat line production 465 00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:15.679 that we saw from last year, but he's been again highly coachable and learning 466 00:35:15.760 --> 00:35:19.159 some and us pushing him towards some things that we think is going to be 467 00:35:19.159 --> 00:35:22.840 really important for him long term. So, you know, a guy that 468 00:35:22.079 --> 00:35:28.679 still has really exciting stuff as an ultra competitive individual. And I think, 469 00:35:28.719 --> 00:35:30.360 you know, when we zoom out a couple of years from now, we'll 470 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:34.880 look back on some of the things we were able to learn from him really 471 00:35:34.960 --> 00:35:37.440 struggling for the first time in his life as a positive and you know, 472 00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:40.840 I give a lot of credit to him and Tony Arnold are pitching coach of 473 00:35:42.079 --> 00:35:45.679 just keeping you know, locked in on the things that we want to get 474 00:35:45.679 --> 00:35:50.280 out of this year, and regardless of the performance, I keep him motivated 475 00:35:50.519 --> 00:35:53.639 and keep him working towards the things that hopefully help the long term. And 476 00:35:53.679 --> 00:35:58.559 one other name that we'll we'll touch on this week. At Single A Lynchberg, 477 00:35:58.760 --> 00:36:01.079 you've had some movement and this guy actually moved along on up to Lake 478 00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:06.360 County at a little bit higher level at single A roy. Let me get 479 00:36:06.360 --> 00:36:09.679 it right, Rourke Maltrude, You got it? And what did you see 480 00:36:09.719 --> 00:36:14.039 from him during his time in Lynchburg that that allowed him to be called up? 481 00:36:14.400 --> 00:36:15.800 Yes, you know a little bit of a different profile on the than 482 00:36:15.840 --> 00:36:20.519 the last two guys and the two young hitters we talked about, older guy 483 00:36:20.719 --> 00:36:24.639 college, you know, pitching the SEC and we signed Rourke as a minor 484 00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:29.239 league free agent. Was actually a name we talked about on draft day, 485 00:36:29.400 --> 00:36:31.280 you know, last year. So we're able to get him in the off 486 00:36:31.320 --> 00:36:36.280 season. And you know, he was a really nice stabilizing factor for for 487 00:36:36.400 --> 00:36:39.639 some young arms in this level, and he took care of his his business 488 00:36:39.719 --> 00:36:44.239 and you know, just as a guy that can really throw strikes and showed 489 00:36:44.239 --> 00:36:46.679 the ability to miss bats, so you know, to bring in some some 490 00:36:46.880 --> 00:36:52.079 undrafted free agents that are hungry for an opportunity. It was fun to launch 491 00:36:52.159 --> 00:36:55.800 Roorke pitch and you know, really do a nice job here in the Carolina 492 00:36:55.880 --> 00:36:59.719 League. And you know, was was excited we were able to challenge him 493 00:36:59.719 --> 00:37:04.599 Now County down down the back half of the season. So you know, 494 00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:08.280 a guy that you know, maybe the you know, the average fan wasn't 495 00:37:08.320 --> 00:37:13.920 tracking, but I think his performance in Lynchburg and you threw had his first 496 00:37:13.960 --> 00:37:15.639 outing last night in Lake County and did a pretty good job as well. 497 00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:22.199 So hopefully we continue to get some some real quality, length and consistent outings 498 00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:24.920 at him. Well. Rob is always a pleasure. Enjoy your time in 499 00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:29.159 the Carolinas and we will catch up with you again real soon. Thank you, 500 00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:31.199 Thanks, Rosie, appreciate it. That is Rob, Sir Polio, 501 00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:37.719 the director of player development for the Guardians talking single a lynch Burgos. Kids 502 00:37:37.960 --> 00:37:40.639 are ways away at just eighteen and nineteen years old, but he'll be here 503 00:37:40.679 --> 00:37:45.280 before you know it if they continue to put up the good numbers and always 504 00:37:45.320 --> 00:37:49.760 fun to find out who's hot and potentially on their way to the big leagues 505 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:52.400 at some point. In time when we catch up with Rob each and every 506 00:37:52.440 --> 00:37:57.360 week, that's going to do it for this week's edition of Guardians Weekly. 507 00:37:57.480 --> 00:38:00.480 As always, thanks to Brian Matse for all the help in putting together our 508 00:38:00.519 --> 00:38:06.119 show each week until next weekend when we join you from downtown Cleveland at Progressive 509 00:38:06.199 --> 00:38:09.480 Field as the Guardians will take on the San Francisco Giants. 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