WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:07.440 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:50.799 to you by Progressive, helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:55.399 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosen House along with you from 4 00:00:55.479 --> 00:01:00.880 Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians are in the middle a new 5 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:03.519 home stand. I opened it on Friday night against the Oakland Athletics with a 6 00:01:03.599 --> 00:01:07.879 ten to two victory. We'll hear more about that game, as well as 7 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:11.840 the week in review and a tremendous series at Fenway Park in Boston earlier this 8 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:18.000 week for the Guardians. We'll also visit with Guardians outfielder Will Brennan and relief 9 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:23.319 pitcher Tim Herron, and we'll get a full report on double a Akron from 10 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:26.400 the Guardians Director of player Development, Rob Serfolio. So a lot to come 11 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:32.840 as we get rolling with Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 12 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:36.319 Don't go away, folks. When you switch and save with Progressive, you 13 00:01:36.359 --> 00:01:40.760 can use that money towards golf lessons to become a scratch golfer. Progressive cannot 14 00:01:40.760 --> 00:01:42.719 guarantee that you will ever become a scratch golfer. Scratch golfers are really really 15 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:46.640 good drivers who switch and save with Progressive good save one hundreds on average, 16 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:48.760 and sure you could put that money towards lessons. But if you can't hit 17 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:49.959 the broadside of a barn and think you're going to become a scratch golfer, 18 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:53.840 your delusional. Sorry, just telling it like it is. Savings, Maybe 19 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:57.000 scratch golfer, don't hold your breath, switch and see if you can save. 20 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:00.680 At Progressive dot com. Progressive Keshley Jurance affiliates field in all states. 21 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:04.120 It's universally accepted that golf is hard. Progressive cannot guarantee improve performance on the 22 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:16.199 course. Jim Rosen, how's back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, 23 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:20.960 where the Guardians started taking on the Oakland Athletics this weekend, a six 24 00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.080 ' ten first pitch on Saturday night, and then Sunday afternoon the series finale 25 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:30.840 at one. It's been a good week so far for Cleveland as they headed 26 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:35.439 out on the road on Monday for the annual morning game at Fenway Park on 27 00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:39.759 Patriots Day and Boston Marathon Day, the Guardians were up early for an eleven 28 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:46.159 o'clock start and they played well in a six to nothing win. Xavion Curry 29 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:50.080 was making his first start of the season and he was sharp early in this 30 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:53.919 one. Now the two to two pitch swung on a one Hoppert short bank 31 00:02:54.000 --> 00:03:00.560 end of Irochio and he'll throw out Veldez. So Xavian Curry not a lot 32 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:05.039 of pinches through two innings. That's huge. No score Cleveland and Boston going 33 00:03:05.080 --> 00:03:08.319 to the third. Meanwhile, Cutter Crawford was the Boston starter and he was 34 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:14.719 locked into the game. Remained scoreless until the seventh inning. That's when Will 35 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:19.759 Brennan stepped in with a man aboard. Now the payoff pitch swung on, 36 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:23.080 hit high, deep to right down the line. It goes. It is 37 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:30.360 a fair ball and a two run home run for Will Brennan, right over 38 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:36.879 the top of the pesky pole three hundred two feet down the line. But 39 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:43.159 he hit it deep into that lower deck and Will Brennan with a pinch hit 40 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:47.240 two run home run, his first tomer of the season, and it is 41 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:53.039 two nothing Cleveland here in the seventh inning. The Guardians were looking for more. 42 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:57.759 In the eighth inning, two men on and Jose Ramirez at the plate. 43 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:01.159 Now the one too, swung on, grounded why to first off the 44 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:05.319 glove of the diving Cossus trickles into right field for a base hit. Rochio 45 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:09.879 will score Kwan to third, to second, Ramirez ball got away on the 46 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:14.560 throat a second coming home to scorees Kwon. Ramirez stays at second and the 47 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:20.399 Guardians get two and the booze rain down from the Fenway faithful. Four nothing 48 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:26.240 Cleveland and with no leads safe at Fenway Park, they keep the pressure on 49 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:30.839 in the top of the ninth thanks to gabriel Arius Anderson from the set. 50 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:36.399 I look at second. The pitch swung on hit a ton deep left field 51 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:43.199 down the line. It goes high off the Green Monster into score is Brennan 52 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:48.600 throat a second slide tag Baul got away from Valdez and RBI double for gabriel 53 00:04:48.720 --> 00:04:55.800 Arius and it's five nothing Cleveland as he hit that more than a halfway up 54 00:04:55.800 --> 00:04:59.720 the Green Monster down the left field line. What a day for Arius. 55 00:05:00.240 --> 00:05:06.560 A triple double single RBI number five for Gabrielius, and then Brian Rochio delivered 56 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:11.240 another run, five nothing Cleveland, runner at third, two down ninth, 57 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:14.680 Henning. Here's the pitch, a swing and a line dright base hit in 58 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:19.120 the left field. There's where the stolen base comes into play. Arius scores 59 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:25.560 if he's still at second. He cannot score on that base hit because the 60 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:30.800 outfielder and left is so shallow due to the Green Monster. So Brian Rochio 61 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:34.639 gets his third RBI on a two out RBI single the left and it is 62 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:42.439 six nothing Cleveland and thirty three thousand and eight starting to wish they had watched 63 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:46.160 more of the Marathon Man. In the bottom half of the ninth, thenning 64 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:49.399 to finish things up, it was Eli Morgan swung on, lifted high in 65 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:54.199 the air the left, not deep toward the line of Kwan. He's going 66 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:59.560 to make the catch. Ball game and the Guardians shut out the Red Sox 67 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:05.120 at on just three hits. The quartete of Curry, Herron, Sandlin and 68 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:10.920 Morgan get it done Will Brennan with a massive pinch hit, two run homer 69 00:06:10.920 --> 00:06:15.680 in the seventh, and Cleveland starts this four game series with a six to 70 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:19.399 nothing win at Fenway on to Tuesday. One of the wild games of the 71 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:23.800 season, to be sure, and what has been a short stretch here with 72 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:28.480 several back and forth games, this one would go eleven innings at Fenway Park 73 00:06:28.519 --> 00:06:31.680 on Tuesday night. The Guardians got the scoring started in the second inning with 74 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:35.959 a big two out hit from Will Brennan. Brennan with a drive to deep 75 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:40.920 bright down the line. It goes, takes a bounce and jumps off the 76 00:06:41.000 --> 00:06:45.279 wall into third. Loriento. He is being waved home thro out of the 77 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:49.839 place. He's in sliding and in the second with an RBI double is Will 78 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:56.480 Brennan. Man The next batter, Gabrielarius kept the two out rally going the 79 00:06:56.600 --> 00:07:00.560 pitch swung on, yank to left down the line. It goes the ball 80 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:05.120 into the corner that'll score Brennan on his way to second as Arius and he 81 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:11.439 stays sizzling hot, and the Guardians laid a two to nothing on back to 82 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:16.920 back guarby doubles by Brennan and Arius Arius his third double his sixth arby. 83 00:07:16.959 --> 00:07:21.279 I Boston cut the lead to two to one with a run in the fourth, 84 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:26.720 but in the fifth the Guardians offense was rolling again, starting with Tyler 85 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:30.519 Freeman. Here's the one one swung on and there's a high fly ball deep 86 00:07:30.639 --> 00:07:35.319 left. The monster will not hold this one. It cleared the monster. 87 00:07:36.079 --> 00:07:43.160 Tyler Freeman goes deep and the Guardians have a three to one lead. Later 88 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:46.439 on in the inning, Jose Ramirez his sack fly made at four to one 89 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:50.600 Cleveland, and then Josh Naylor drove home another run. Josh Naylor steps in 90 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:55.519 and lines one to right. That's a base hit, rounding second heading for 91 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:59.600 thirty Simenez. The ball's bobbled out there in right field. Jimenez being waved 92 00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:05.720 around. Here's the throw he slides. How that home play. Good recovery 93 00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:09.519 by the right fielder. Bray you to get that ball in close play at 94 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:13.920 the plate. We'll see what the Guardians want to do if it holds the 95 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:20.720 innings over as he Menez tried that slide, and Steven Vote says, hey, 96 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:24.000 let's try and go two for two on replays. Already one's been overturned, 97 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:28.720 and they want to look at this. After we threw the calls overturned, 98 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:33.960 there was bucking up the plates. The runner is safe. We've retain 99 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:39.840 their challenge and the runner will remain at second base. But in the sixth, 100 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:45.080 the rare hiccup for the Guardian's bullpen this season, Boston scored five times 101 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:48.600 to take a six to five lead, a lead they would keep until the 102 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:54.159 ninth, and in that ninth inning, Tyler Freeman doubled. Stephen Kwan followed 103 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:58.600 with a single, and then Andre si Menez stepped in to try and keep 104 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:03.360 the game live. He fires and it swung out line drive base hit center 105 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:11.000 field. Game is tied, scoring is Freeman, Kwan stops at second, 106 00:09:11.320 --> 00:09:16.840 hemn Is with his ninth Arbi and ken Leigh Janssen with his first blown save 107 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:22.720 in twenty twenty four, and the Guardians again refused to roll over. Hunter 108 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:26.120 Gatis kept Boston off the board in the bottom of the ninth and on the 109 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:31.080 extra innings we went. In the top of the tenth, the Guardians loaded 110 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:37.360 the bases for the hot hitting Gabrielarius. The set the pitch swung on looping 111 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:41.879 liner base hit center field. That'll score Rokio Naylor will stop at third, 112 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:46.919 and the Guardians take the lead seven to six on a broken bat flare to 113 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:52.000 center. But Boston scored in the bottom half of the tenth to tie the 114 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:56.200 game again, this time at seventh and onto the eleventh inning, we went 115 00:09:56.799 --> 00:10:01.200 with a runner starting at second base. Andre se Menez walked to put two 116 00:10:01.200 --> 00:10:07.159 men aboard for Jose Ramirez down the set and the next delivery swung on smash 117 00:10:07.159 --> 00:10:11.399 stepped the middle, a base hit hitting third is Kwani's being waved home. 118 00:10:11.639 --> 00:10:15.840 Here's the throw by Rafaela to the plate. It's high sliding in his Kuan 119 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:20.519 dives back after missing the plate, slaps the plate and the Guardians take the 120 00:10:20.600 --> 00:10:26.440 lead, and a couple of hitters later Askedevan Floriols late inning heroics continued. 121 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:30.759 The bitch swung on, drilled in the right field. That's a base hit, 122 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:33.559 he meant, us scores. Ramirez coming home a bray you throw out 123 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:37.559 of the plate, not in time. He met us scores with a slide 124 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:43.600 and Estevan flori Al's big week continues. He rips a two run single to 125 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:50.120 right hits a three run eleventh inning and the Guardians laided ten to seven, 126 00:10:50.720 --> 00:10:54.000 and that would be enough, as Scott Barlow was on to finish off the 127 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:58.000 Red Sox in the bottom half of the eleventh inning. The last time Cleveland 128 00:10:58.120 --> 00:11:03.399 started a season and two on the road, how's this for an omen They 129 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:09.080 won it all in nineteen forty eight. Now the two to two pitch swinging 130 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:13.600 in a miss ball game. He went in with a sinker, then he 131 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:20.200 went away with a curveball and a dramatic win for the Guardians. They tied 132 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:24.440 it in the ninth, took the lead in the tenth, lost the lead, 133 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:28.399 and then won it in the eleventh, ten to seven. On Wednesday 134 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:33.200 night, tanner Houck was terrific in a two to nothing shut out victory for 135 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:37.399 the Red Sox, and the Guardians were looking to bounce back on Thursday and 136 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:41.919 take a series win. It was Day baseball at Fenway. Boston scored a 137 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:45.480 run in the first to take the early lead, but the Guardians came right 138 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:50.240 back in the third inning with a runner in scoring position for Andres Jimenez. 139 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:54.840 Jimenez awaiting the one to two pitch from Chris Wall. Here it comes swung 140 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:58.960 on, looping liner, base it left center. That'll tie it up in 141 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:01.960 the gamp Duran cut sot off Fumenez going for two. Duran spins, throws 142 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:07.480 head first, slide tag out at second, but the run counts. In 143 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:13.120 the fourth, again with a runner in scoring position, this time Josh Naylor 144 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:16.600 delivered. Here's the pitch, swung on line drive, base hit right field. 145 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:22.120 And there's a hitter who performs well all the time. He's off to 146 00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:24.759 a slower start this year at men in scoring position, but he gets the 147 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:30.320 job done right there. Josh Naylor with an RBI single playing David Frye, 148 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:33.840 and the Guardians take the lead two to one. The Guardians were looking for 149 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:37.240 more in the fifth inning with two men on, and once again Andres Jimenez 150 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:41.480 came through. Jake's is ready. Here's his pitch. There goes Rochio and 151 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:46.039 the pitch is chopped on the left side on through base hit in the left 152 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:50.879 field. That'll score Loreano. And another run batted in for m Menez. 153 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:56.320 Boy and that right there, just taking the ball the other way, and 154 00:12:56.360 --> 00:13:00.679 he's done that twice here today and the Guardians now I don't have a three 155 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:05.399 to one lead. And then Jose Ramirez added to his team leading RBI total. 156 00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:09.559 Here's the two to one swung on cround ball to third, Horayus with 157 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:16.039 it to second for one, Valdez to first, safe at first basis Ramirez. 158 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:22.360 He stays out of the double play that allows Rochio to score from third 159 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:26.600 and the Guardians ad another run. It's now four to one. Cleveland. 160 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:31.600 Boston got right back into it with a three run sixth that cut the Guardians 161 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:35.080 lead to one at five to four, but the Guardian's bullpen combo of Tim 162 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:39.200 Herron and Hunter Gaddis kept the Red Sox off the board in the seventh and 163 00:13:39.240 --> 00:13:45.000 eighth innings before they turned it over to a manual Class A in the ninth. 164 00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:48.480 Two outs nobody on Cleveland five, Boston four. We're in the bottom 165 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:54.320 of the ninth from a soggy Fenway Park. Now the two to two A 166 00:13:54.399 --> 00:14:00.000 swing and a miss ball game got him with the cutter clause strengths out. 167 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:05.120 Kassa standon and Cleveland comes to beantown and takes three out of four. The 168 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:11.039 final today Cleveland five and Boston four. So the Guardians win another series, 169 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:16.159 taking three out of four at Fenway. They headed home and open up a 170 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:20.240 new home stand. On Friday night against Oakland, the Athletics jumped in front 171 00:14:20.279 --> 00:14:24.960 early. A home run leading off the game by Abraham Toro put them in 172 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:28.720 front one nothing, but in the second Tyler Freeman answered with a long ball 173 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:31.759 of his own. Here's the one. Two runner goes Pitt swung on hit 174 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:43.000 pretty well to right, Butler going back still back track walker Tyler Freeman with 175 00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:50.559 a fistbump and another fistbump coming around second, an opposite field two run home 176 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:54.519 run to right, and he's put the Guardians on top two to one with 177 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:58.919 his third home run of the year. In the fifth, the Guardians off 178 00:15:00.440 --> 00:15:05.200 really got going. Bass Is loaded with one out and Stephen Kuan at the 179 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:09.759 plate and it's swung online right field, fair ball into the corner. It 180 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:18.879 goes one run is in right behind Naylor's flooriall holding it. Third is Rochio. 181 00:15:18.039 --> 00:15:22.360 It's a two run double for Stephen Kuan and the Guardians have opened it 182 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:28.480 up. It's now four to one and the next man up, Andre Semenez, 183 00:15:30.320 --> 00:15:33.120 swung on in line right center. He gets down for a base hit. 184 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:39.240 Padd'll score two more. Jimenez holds it first with a two run single. 185 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:45.440 Rochio in Quan come in and it's a biginning now for the Guardians. 186 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:50.039 Four runs on the board this inning and they lead it six to one. 187 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:56.480 And then Jose Ramirez capped off the beginning, swung on and that's line to 188 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:00.879 left, sinking fast base hit, burrounding third heading Homus Himenez. He will 189 00:16:02.039 --> 00:16:07.840 score Honda. Second goes Ramirez and he's out at second base. Oh, 190 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:12.600 nice play by Seth Brown to get it in quickly and Ramirez tried to take 191 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:18.759 that extra base as he always does. It was still seven to one Cleveland 192 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:22.480 in the eighth inning when Josh Naylor stepped in the pitch and Naylor with a 193 00:16:22.679 --> 00:16:30.360 line drive deep bright down the line. Go on and it's ain't to one 194 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:37.039 Cleveland. Wow did that get out of here to hurry? Two iron down 195 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:41.600 the right field line and Josh Naylor as a team high five home runs. 196 00:16:42.919 --> 00:16:48.120 The Guardians made it nine to one on an Oakland error, and then Estevan 197 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:52.679 Florio's hot hitting continued with his third hit on the night. The pitch swung 198 00:16:52.759 --> 00:16:56.720 and ripped in the right that's of ase hit Coe, Naylor's being waved home. 199 00:16:56.159 --> 00:17:00.200 Rookers up with it. He'll throw the second ten to one Cleveland. 200 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:07.759 Flory all a three hit game and his fifth RBI. And this club stays 201 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:11.440 relentless. And the thing you like about this club, once again, as 202 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:18.319 we saw the last eleven years under Tito, it's continuing under Steven Vote. 203 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:22.839 They just don't give at bance away. Meanwhile, on the mound, Tristan 204 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:27.240 mackenzie turned in a solid five innings before turning it over to the bullpen trio 205 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:32.799 of Tim Herron, Tyler Beattie, and Scott Barlow, who was on the 206 00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:36.720 ninth to finish things up. The pitch, a swing and a pop up. 207 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:38.839 This is behind the plate, should do it? Catch your bone? 208 00:17:38.920 --> 00:17:45.599 Nailer makes the catch ball game and the Guardians keep rolling. They start the 209 00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:51.240 homestand with a demolition of Oakland ten to two. So what a week it's 210 00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:56.119 been for the Guardians as they opened the homestand impressively after taking three out of 211 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.880 four at Fenway Park. Stay with us when we come back. We'll hear 212 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:04.160 outfielder Will Brennan and relief pitcher Tim Herron. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic 213 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:11.960 Guardians Radio Network. All the little things Cleveland has done to this point are 214 00:18:11.039 --> 00:18:30.599 why they're sitting here in first place. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim 215 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:36.160 Rosenhouse back with you a progressive field in downtown Cleveland where the Guardians will head 216 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:41.240 into play on Saturday night. With Major League Baseball's best record at fourteen and 217 00:18:41.640 --> 00:18:45.559 six. Will Brennan has been a big part of that, swinging a hot 218 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:49.279 bat, especially early in the week at Fenway Park. His big pinch hit 219 00:18:49.400 --> 00:18:53.640 to run home run in Monday series opener was a huge key, and we 220 00:18:53.759 --> 00:19:00.400 talked to him about staying ready in a difficult job. Pinch hitting in a 221 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:03.599 game you know, well, you're going stretch in the fifth or sixth inning 222 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:07.599 and then swing the bat a little bit. But I think last year had 223 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:11.279 a huge impact on being able to be prepared and be ready for those certain 224 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:15.000 situations. Are pinched out a ton last year, and there's something that I've 225 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:18.640 never done before, So it's definitely something different to get your mind back in 226 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:22.279 the game after you know, kind of just chilling there for five six innings 227 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:25.039 and kind of just get thrown in the fire and see what you can do. 228 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:29.279 And at certain ballparks I'm sure are easy to prepare in another's how about 229 00:19:29.279 --> 00:19:32.200 here at Fenway, How difficult was it to find a good spot to get 230 00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:34.119 ready? No, I mean it's this is the best park in America. 231 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:37.559 It's not hard to kind of get up for this place. You know, 232 00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:42.200 the fans are unbelievable with the Atmosphere's second, it's just you know, just 233 00:19:42.279 --> 00:19:45.400 being able to go out there and know that you're being put in that position 234 00:19:45.480 --> 00:19:48.200 for a reason and try and just take advantage of it, whether you succeed 235 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:51.799 or fail. You know that you're prepared and just go out there and have 236 00:19:51.960 --> 00:19:53.960 fun with it. When you hit one here to write, you're dealing with 237 00:19:55.079 --> 00:19:57.119 Pesky's pull. It's hard to see if it's fair or fout. Did you 238 00:19:57.240 --> 00:20:00.400 think you had it straight enough to stay fair? Yeah, I knew it 239 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:04.319 right away. I think last year was a little little sketchy because I hit 240 00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:08.839 lower this year the trajectory of Pandela. Better to see it when I was 241 00:20:08.920 --> 00:20:12.519 running the first So and for fans who don't know your background, why is 242 00:20:12.559 --> 00:20:17.240 it special for these things to happen for you here? Just a huge Red 243 00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:19.599 Sox man growing up. You know the Coca Cola sign out there in left 244 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:22.759 field, Like that's where my stepdad and I said when I watched my first 245 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.880 game here when I was twelve years old. So it's just something that you 246 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:29.920 know is near and dear to me and grew up watching Red Sox game. 247 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:33.799 So anytime that you compeat at this atmosphere, you know at Fenway, it's 248 00:20:33.480 --> 00:20:37.880 it's precious. Will Brennan joining us and a huge pinch hit home run in 249 00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:42.559 Monday's game, another win for the Guardians. I can tested game. What's 250 00:20:42.559 --> 00:20:45.920 going on with this team? It seems like there's a lot of really good 251 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:48.319 things happening. I mean, again, our pitchers are are doing. I 252 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:52.599 think we have four shoutouts in fifteen games, is really really good. Obviously, 253 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:56.240 I think I said it a million times in the offseason. You know, 254 00:20:56.359 --> 00:20:59.680 those four top guys in our lineup go and we can get a couple 255 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:02.759 of guys to help behind them, Like this seems gonna be really dangerous. 256 00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:06.240 And so right now you kind of see that clicking with Gabriel, Arius and 257 00:21:06.519 --> 00:21:08.759 Nastamont, Floriall and Freeman and Ire and Fry, we're all starting to just 258 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:11.839 trying to piece it together and you know, prepare the right way and go 259 00:21:11.880 --> 00:21:15.119 out there and you know, back those guys up, those top four guys 260 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:19.720 now line up and it doesn't seem like any lead is in or any deficit 261 00:21:19.839 --> 00:21:25.119 is insurmountable. And how how important is that early in a season to get 262 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:26.640 that feeling going. Yeah, it's a great feeling, especially when you know 263 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:30.000 that we can hit the long ball now, I mean we have that in 264 00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:33.839 our bag of tricks. So you know we're always gonna run the bass hard 265 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:37.079 and put the ball in play and you know, not punch out as much 266 00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:38.640 as you know, maybe in the past, but it's just go. We 267 00:21:38.680 --> 00:21:41.119 have a ton of tools in our tool bag that we're able to use to 268 00:21:41.640 --> 00:21:45.599 fight back in the games. It's always that resiliency has always been in our 269 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:48.200 DNA. So it's just it's fun. It's a good clubhouse, it's a 270 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:52.559 good environment, and we're just playing. You mentioned that good clubhouse, good 271 00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:56.480 environment, togetherness, all that kind of good stuff. Morning game on Patriots 272 00:21:56.559 --> 00:22:00.240 Day, and yet in here it just seemed like a another fun day at 273 00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:03.720 the office. Guys playing games things like that. Is that the key? 274 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:07.680 That's the key. You know, it's really hard to show up to the 275 00:22:07.759 --> 00:22:10.119 ballpark when you don't enjoy, you know, the people that you're own. 276 00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:15.519 And thank goodness that we have a clubhouse here that is really cohesive and everyone 277 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:18.200 cares about one another and cares about other people's success rather than their own. 278 00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:22.559 And I think there's you know, baseball's in the ego sport a little bit, 279 00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:25.839 but you know that's been knocked down in this clubhouse, and you can 280 00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:29.440 tell by the success that we've had early on in the season. Nice going 281 00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:33.599 on Monday. Thank you, I appreciate you. Rod. That's Guardians outfielder 282 00:22:33.680 --> 00:22:40.279 Will Brennan talking about some of his early season successes at the plate. Left 283 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:44.240 Hander Tim Herron has been a big key out of that Guardian's bullpen, as 284 00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:47.920 the pen continues to be one of the best in baseball so far this season. 285 00:22:48.319 --> 00:22:52.359 On Monday, pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win in the 286 00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:56.359 Guardians six nothing shut out. He also pitched later on in this series and 287 00:22:56.680 --> 00:23:00.240 worked a scoreless inning on Friday night. We talked to him earlier in the 288 00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:06.240 week about the experience of pitching at Fenway Park on Patriots Day. Yeah, 289 00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:10.319 it was definitely a very cool experience getting to pitch at Fenway Park on Patriots 290 00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:14.839 Day. It's a very special day here in Boston, so it's a lot 291 00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:17.920 of fun to be here and experience that. Going in and beyond the pitch 292 00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:22.200 was great, felt really good out there. Getting the win was huge for 293 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:26.440 the team just in general. Some big hits by like Will Brennan, Gaby 294 00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:30.480 had a huge day at the play. But yeah, it was a lot 295 00:23:30.519 --> 00:23:33.680 of fun and one of the innings you came off the mount I understand you 296 00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:37.119 were pretty animated when you got back to the dugout, and is that just 297 00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:40.079 part of kind of what makes this team right now click a little bit. 298 00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:42.079 Yeah, I mean it's just it's a lot of fun. We have a 299 00:23:42.119 --> 00:23:45.799 lot of a really good clubhouse, a lot of competitive guys. It brings 300 00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:48.480 the best out of all of us. And yeah, I mean just this 301 00:23:48.599 --> 00:23:52.960 situation we were in zero zero ball game after the sixth, Will Burnan hits 302 00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:56.039 the home run and then being able to go out for a second inning the 303 00:23:56.079 --> 00:24:00.799 seventh and kind of keeping that zero on the board was huge and coming fired 304 00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:04.039 up. Guardians reliever Tim Herron joining us, and Tim, you look at 305 00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:10.519 your start and consistency has been extremely important for you, and what do you 306 00:24:10.559 --> 00:24:12.559 attribute that to, especially after last year where you're trying to find that on 307 00:24:12.640 --> 00:24:17.640 a regular basis. Yeah, I just think it's the confidence factor going out 308 00:24:17.640 --> 00:24:22.000 there attacking his zone with my stuff, just letting not beating myself. I 309 00:24:22.039 --> 00:24:26.839 guess it's to say last year where I got in trouble was usually the walks 310 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:30.319 kind of piled up and then kind of leaving a breaking ball middle of zone 311 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:33.559 gets hit. So this year I'm really just trying to attack the zone with 312 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:37.319 my stuff and distrusting it. And you look at last year and I know 313 00:24:37.400 --> 00:24:41.039 it has to be difficult when you go up and back several times. But 314 00:24:41.839 --> 00:24:44.960 from a silver lining standpoint, what did you take away from that and learn 315 00:24:45.039 --> 00:24:47.920 from Yeah, I mean, obviously the the up and down, it's a 316 00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:52.079 lot. But every time I got optioned back down to Columbus, I try 317 00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:55.920 to take something I learned up here and kind of work on it down in 318 00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:56.839 Triple A. And I was able to get a lot of good work in 319 00:24:56.960 --> 00:25:00.480 with the coaches down there, and I think that kind of helped me a 320 00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:03.720 lot, kind of grow a little bit as a picture. But yeah, 321 00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:07.960 you know, just got to take don't have much of a choice of it, 322 00:25:07.039 --> 00:25:11.160 but you gotta stay positive throughout part of it, and you know, 323 00:25:11.319 --> 00:25:15.200 hopefully to stick around as long as possible. You mentioned confidence, and I 324 00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:17.920 think everybody would say, hey, you know, just throw strikes, trust 325 00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:19.759 your stuff. Yeah. How hard is that though, especially as a young 326 00:25:19.839 --> 00:25:22.440 picture in the major leagues. Yeah, I mean it's a lot easier said 327 00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:26.599 than done. I mean everybody talks about you want to attack the track toonne, 328 00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:29.720 you want to have confidence. But yeah, a young picture in the 329 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:32.440 big leagues, you're trying to make an impression, and sometimes you try to 330 00:25:32.519 --> 00:25:34.440 do too much and that's think that's more of what it was last year to 331 00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:38.960 me, trying to do too much instead of staying within myself. But yeah, 332 00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:41.079 you just got to go out there and compete. That's the biggest thing. 333 00:25:41.759 --> 00:25:45.079 You're part of a bullpen that has been lights out really since the start 334 00:25:45.119 --> 00:25:49.359 of the season. What's happening down there that's allowing everybody to have this good 335 00:25:49.440 --> 00:25:52.119 success? And do you feed off each other? Yeah, I mean, 336 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:56.039 I think it's a part of it's definitely we're really close knit group. All 337 00:25:56.079 --> 00:26:00.200 the guys in the bullpen get along really well. We really bring the best 338 00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:03.519 have each other to competitive bullpen. We take pride in putting up zeros no 339 00:26:03.599 --> 00:26:07.559 matter of the situation in the game, whether we're up, down, whatever 340 00:26:07.640 --> 00:26:11.319 it may be. We know every time we get our name called and we're 341 00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:12.519 supposed to go out there and put a zero up and help our team win. 342 00:26:12.640 --> 00:26:15.920 So yeah, we just take a lot of pride in the hut and 343 00:26:15.039 --> 00:26:18.359 we try to do that. And you always hear about bullpens that have defined 344 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:22.720 roles for many of the different relievers, but it doesn't seem like that's the 345 00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:25.519 case here. Is that? Okay? I mean, yeah, I think 346 00:26:25.559 --> 00:26:29.039 we kind of embraced the whole. Anybody can get kind of thrown in in 347 00:26:29.119 --> 00:26:33.240 those big time situations, and I think honestly it helps everyone grow as a 348 00:26:33.279 --> 00:26:37.079 picture being able to be put in those situations instead of always being the guy 349 00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:38.920 that goes in the middle of the game when it's kind of not close. 350 00:26:40.920 --> 00:26:45.200 But I think it's kind of built built everyone's confidence, and yeah, I 351 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:48.240 just think it's really helped a nice fieing yesterday. Tim, thanks a lot 352 00:26:48.279 --> 00:26:51.640 for coming back. Thank you. It's Tim Herron part of one of the 353 00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:55.720 best bullpens in baseball in the early going of this season and he has been 354 00:26:56.240 --> 00:26:59.000 a huge part of that. Stay with us. When we come back, 355 00:26:59.039 --> 00:27:03.319 we'll hear from Rocks, the director of player development, and get an inside 356 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:06.920 look at some of the key players right now at the Double A level at 357 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:11.519 akro and we come back with more on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network, 358 00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:19.160 Progressive Nose. Finding your new home was a dream come true. You 359 00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:23.319 wanted it close to town, with a picture window overlooking a yard, and 360 00:27:23.480 --> 00:27:27.000 you found it. Now when you sit down to dinner, you've got front 361 00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:36.640 row seats too, your neighbor's daily pickleball game. Progressive Can't save you from 362 00:27:36.680 --> 00:27:38.640 your noisy neighbors. But we can save your money when you bundle your home 363 00:27:38.680 --> 00:27:41.720 and auto with us. Get a quote at Progressive dot com, Progressive Casually 364 00:27:41.720 --> 00:27:55.279 Insurance company affiliates and other insurance not available in all states. Jim Rosenow's back 365 00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:59.319 with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. It's our final segment of this 366 00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:03.880 week's edition of Guardians Weekly, and as often as possible, we try and 367 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:07.279 catch up with Rob's sortfolio. The Guardian's director of player Development, Rob has 368 00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:11.680 been taking in some games down at Double A Akron, and when we caught 369 00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:15.640 up with him earlier this week, he talked about one of the top hitting 370 00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:19.319 prospects in the system, Outfielder Chased the latter, who was coming off a 371 00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:25.559 great spring. The peripheral numbers show a slower start to his minor league season. 372 00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:30.599 The Rob said, he's settling in now, and sometimes the most common 373 00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:33.799 stats don't tell the full story. Yeah, you know, this is not 374 00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:40.160 uncommon for guys that you know, come out of the gates in spring training, 375 00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:42.000 and it almost you know, felt like he couldn't he couldn't get out 376 00:28:42.039 --> 00:28:45.559 in spring training, which was awesome and just fun to watch Chase really elevate 377 00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:52.480 his game when he got opportunities with with the major league team in spring training. 378 00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:55.240 And honestly, Rosie, know, I think this is this is one 379 00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:59.319 of those cases where you know, some of the some of the numbers behind 380 00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:03.680 those surface level, you know, batting average type things are are still really 381 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:07.519 impressive. You know, Chase is doing an awesome job of controlling the strike 382 00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:11.319 zone, putting the putting the barrel on the baseball, and then like hitting 383 00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:14.880 the ball pretty pretty hard like like he normally does when when he puts it 384 00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:18.880 in place. So you know, despite maybe some of those scoreboard numbers, 385 00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:22.759 we've been really excited with how Chase has gotten off the blocks. And you 386 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:26.559 know, we've challenged him with playing multiple positions in the outfield including center field, 387 00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:30.400 right field, and even left here and there, and and he's done 388 00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:34.079 a great job, you know, impacting impacting the game on both sides of 389 00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:38.200 the ball and and continuing to you know, develop as a base runner and 390 00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:42.400 a base steeler. So you know, despite maybe some of those surface level 391 00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:47.400 numbers, we're we're really excited with how Chase has gotten gotten out of the 392 00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:51.000 block so far. And Akron and been a staple at the top of their 393 00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:53.160 lineup so far. Is that how the game's changed a little bit. When 394 00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:57.839 you have a certain player who those scoreboard numbers, is he kind of reference 395 00:29:57.920 --> 00:30:03.039 them or surface numbers that you now can show him some other things that indicate, 396 00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:06.039 hey, you're just fuye. Absolutely. You know, I think that's 397 00:30:06.319 --> 00:30:11.640 really one of the advantages that that baseball has relative to to most other sports. 398 00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:14.680 I think that's development in other sports certainly as well. But you know, 399 00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:18.200 we can we can just quantify so many elements of the game, only 400 00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:22.319 so much as under the player's control, whether you're a pitcher or a hitter, 401 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:26.240 And you know, trying to set our sights on what are those controllable 402 00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:30.359 elements and how can we you know, kind of have repeatable, sustained success. 403 00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:33.079 And you know, we're pretty honest with our players on that, and 404 00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:37.759 we want them to have as clear of a picture of what good looks like, 405 00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:41.039 just as our coaches do. And so we're all kind of trying to 406 00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:44.480 read off the same sheet of music, and you know, we try and 407 00:30:44.599 --> 00:30:48.720 really you know, center our sites for our players on the things that we 408 00:30:48.839 --> 00:30:51.480 think are going to help them have success over the long haul. And then 409 00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:55.599 ultimately when they get to Cleveland to help us win games with with the major 410 00:30:55.680 --> 00:30:59.599 league team. Another outfielder who's been impressive is p D. Halpin. We 411 00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:03.519 saw him spring training on the major league side, and it seems like things 412 00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:06.759 have gone very smoothly for him to start the year. Yeah, well said, 413 00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:10.279 I mean p D's you know, just like Chase. Obviously having both 414 00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:12.640 those guys on the same roster, you know, two guys that can play 415 00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:18.599 center fields. So trying to continue to push them to develop the skills that 416 00:31:18.680 --> 00:31:22.680 are needed to impact the game defensively in the center, but also challenging Pete 417 00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:26.680 to to play multiple other positions defensively has been great. And him and Chase 418 00:31:26.759 --> 00:31:30.920 that have really, you know, kind of have a good rapport going pushing 419 00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:33.920 each other and kind of you know, whether that's in game or in training, 420 00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:37.119 which has been fun to watch. And Pete kind of picked right up 421 00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:40.680 where he did in spring training, and you know, a guy that played 422 00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:42.920 all season at this level last year, so he you know, kind of 423 00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:48.160 came into the season with some good experience of knowing what those road cities and 424 00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:52.519 ballparks are like and kind of that comfort of being an accro in and kind 425 00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:56.279 of knowing what competition to expect, and we've seen him elevate his game. 426 00:31:56.359 --> 00:31:59.640 You know, he put a lot of work in in the offseason with our 427 00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:04.119 hitting group of trying to you know, get in positions just from a swing 428 00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:08.039 standpoint that allow him to to do damage more frequently, and we've seen that 429 00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:12.200 out of the get go, which has been awesome. Khalil Watson, I 430 00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:15.480 know, is an interesting name, acquired via trade last summer, first season 431 00:32:15.559 --> 00:32:19.599 at the Double A level. How's he doing out of the gate? Yeah, 432 00:32:19.720 --> 00:32:22.119 So you know this is this is a fun one young, really talented, 433 00:32:22.359 --> 00:32:28.000 lot of big tools. Again, you know, Khalil is is in 434 00:32:28.119 --> 00:32:31.440 that bucket of guys that's getting exposed to multiple positions. He's playing outfield, 435 00:32:31.599 --> 00:32:36.720 center, left, he's playing multiple positions in the infield. So you know, 436 00:32:36.880 --> 00:32:42.440 I really appreciate how he has attacked his work to be versatile defensively. 437 00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:45.720 You know, when we brought him over from Miami last year, that really 438 00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:49.839 wasn't something he had as a tool on his tool belt at that point. 439 00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:53.480 So you know a lot of credit goes to Khalil and how he has attacked 440 00:32:53.599 --> 00:32:59.200 that work to to try and have as many options as possible to get on 441 00:32:59.319 --> 00:33:01.279 the field and then the lineup because we just never know where those might come, 442 00:33:01.440 --> 00:33:05.839 especially as guys get to double A, triple A, and and then 443 00:33:05.920 --> 00:33:08.480 offensively, you know, he's adapting to a new level. And and I 444 00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:14.480 think that that jump pitching wise, from from a ball to double A is 445 00:33:14.799 --> 00:33:16.759 a real thing. You know, you see velocity in a ball, but 446 00:33:17.200 --> 00:33:21.839 in double A you see guys with velocity that have multiple pitches that can really 447 00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:23.759 control the strike zone. And and so this is gonna be a fun year 448 00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:27.640 for Khalil. You know, he's one of the younger players in that entire 449 00:33:27.799 --> 00:33:30.680 league, and we're excited for that challenge that that he's gonna have in front 450 00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:35.920 of him. Rob Let's transition to the Mound. Ryan Webb seems to be 451 00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:37.759 off to a good start. And I know he was really getting on the 452 00:33:37.880 --> 00:33:42.319 radar last season at a lower level, but it seems like he's picked up 453 00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:44.599 where he left off. Yeah, he is. And you know this is 454 00:33:44.640 --> 00:33:47.279 a guy that you know, we challenged in the Fall League as well in 455 00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:52.400 the offseason. He missed about a month or six weeks last year due to 456 00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:58.400 an oblique injury, but has has come back and and really hit the ground 457 00:33:58.480 --> 00:34:02.480 run and since then through the ball really well in the Fall League last year 458 00:34:02.519 --> 00:34:07.119 and has come into Akron and done the same, which is fantastic. So, 459 00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:10.400 you know, here's a guy with four pitches that really attacks the zone. 460 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:15.000 He throws a lot of strikes. You know, we've really tried to 461 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:20.239 push the needle on his fastball in some of the velocity elements, but as 462 00:34:20.400 --> 00:34:23.079 has a really deep mix on the secondary side and and has used that to 463 00:34:23.199 --> 00:34:28.440 his advantage so far out of the gates. Doug mccasey is another interesting name 464 00:34:28.840 --> 00:34:31.880 in that it seems like he's taken a big time step forward in his limited 465 00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:37.039 starts so far this season. What are the improvements there for him? Yeah, 466 00:34:37.079 --> 00:34:39.679 So you know, Doug, Doug similar to Pet. You know, 467 00:34:39.880 --> 00:34:45.480 he was at this level last year, which you know, when when performance 468 00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:47.599 doesn't go guys way or the way that they want it to, like, 469 00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:52.320 you know, we we have a great opportunity on on our end on the 470 00:34:52.360 --> 00:34:54.880 coaching side to you know, try and unearth, Okay, what happened, 471 00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:59.000 what are the what are the next steps you need to take with this player, 472 00:34:59.519 --> 00:35:04.360 uh to for him to have success. And obviously the player's voice is 473 00:35:04.400 --> 00:35:07.519 a huge part of that and really understanding like what they see, what they 474 00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:10.039 feel like they need to work on it. And this was a really fun 475 00:35:10.119 --> 00:35:14.239 one in the offseason with Doug. You know, I know he's bound them 476 00:35:14.239 --> 00:35:17.480 a little bit of just like a precautious minor injury right now and you know, 477 00:35:17.639 --> 00:35:22.400 might miss the next start or two, but really excited with how Doug 478 00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:23.960 threw the ball in spring training. Again, a guy that threw in the 479 00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:28.440 breakout series and you know, was sitting mid nineties from the left side, 480 00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:30.320 and we saw that early and out of the gates and acron as well, 481 00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:36.559 and just a really you know, nice jump in the strike throwing bucket as 482 00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:37.719 well, which is what we were hoping for. So, you know, 483 00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:42.880 a lot of work left, but exciting to see Doug kind of take those 484 00:35:42.960 --> 00:35:46.960 strides and just attack that work. He's a really incredible, fiery competitor and 485 00:35:47.960 --> 00:35:51.360 it doesn't waste any reps, which is you know, part of the reason 486 00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:54.159 why we love working with him. And we'll finish up with another young man 487 00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:58.880 that we saw in Major league camp for a little while, Jack left Witch 488 00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:01.320 and it sounds like he saw to a good start with Akron. Yeah, 489 00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:05.840 he is you know I think fans got a taste of Jack and a little 490 00:36:05.880 --> 00:36:10.280 bit more of a traditional reliever role, especially in spring training, and that's 491 00:36:10.320 --> 00:36:14.719 something we talked a lot about over the off season, and you know, 492 00:36:14.840 --> 00:36:19.360 as we were thinking about Jack's build up and usage during during the months of 493 00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:22.159 March when we were all out in Arizona, and you know, last year, 494 00:36:22.280 --> 00:36:25.400 he was kind of doing a little bit of a hybrid starter and ultimately 495 00:36:25.480 --> 00:36:30.840 we just wanted to find a way for him to show his best stuff consistently. 496 00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:35.280 And we've been We've been pleased with with what we've seen so far in 497 00:36:35.360 --> 00:36:38.440 a reliever role and and him just get into some of his better velocity and 498 00:36:38.519 --> 00:36:42.559 his you know, you know, trying to simplify his mix on the secondary 499 00:36:42.639 --> 00:36:46.159 side as well. I think it has been really advantageous. And and Jack's 500 00:36:46.239 --> 00:36:50.440 you know, also just one of those great competitors, and and just watching 501 00:36:51.079 --> 00:36:55.320 how how his stuff and mindset has played pitching and leverage moments and in a 502 00:36:55.440 --> 00:36:59.679 game and late has been really fun. And uh, you know, we're 503 00:36:59.679 --> 00:37:01.559 hoping to continue to build on that as the season gets going. No, 504 00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:06.400 Rob is always great stuff at the Double A level. This week, thanks 505 00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:07.960 a lot for checking in and we will catch up with you again real soon. 506 00:37:08.320 --> 00:37:12.079 I appreciate it, really looking forward to the rest of the season and 507 00:37:12.119 --> 00:37:15.199 thanks again for having me. That's Rob Sortfolio, the Guardian's director of player 508 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:20.639 development, with a good update there on some of the top prospects at Double 509 00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:23.079 a Acron. That's going to do it for our show this week. Thanks 510 00:37:23.119 --> 00:37:28.360 as always to Brian Motse for putting together our show each and every week until 511 00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:31.239 next week when we join you from Atlanta, Georgia. The Guardians starting a 512 00:37:31.280 --> 00:37:36.760 new road trip next weekend against the Braves. This is Jim Rosenhause reminding you 513 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:42.719 that you've been listening to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 514 00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:59.760 Guardians Weekly has been brought to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on carns.