WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:07.440 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio network. Guardians Weekly is front 2 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:50.399 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:50.479 --> 00:00:55.479 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Him Rose in house along with you from 4 00:00:55.520 --> 00:01:00.960 Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. Worth Guardians are taking on the race this weekend 5 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:04.760 as we get into the month of September. The Guardians within shouting distance of 6 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:11.040 first place in the American League Central Division as the Twins remain on top by 7 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:15.280 five games after Friday night's results, heading into play on Saturday night. Good 8 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.560 show lined up for you today and just a little bit, we'll hear from 9 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:23.000 Cole Calhoun, who had quite the road trip with a pair of extra inning 10 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:27.439 game winning bassits, including a home run in the tenth inning in the big 11 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:33.159 game on Wednesday out in Minneapolis, allowing the Guardians to come from behind and 12 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:37.799 win the series against the Twins. We will also hear from Chris Antonetti, 13 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:42.879 who met with the media after the Guardians acquired three players in waiver claims on 14 00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:49.280 Thursday, changing the complexion certainly of the bullpen and the starting rotation too. 15 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:53.319 And we'll also have a farm report with Drop sorfolio. He'll update us on 16 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:57.799 single A Lynchburg what's been going on down there as they get closer to the 17 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:00.400 end of their season. But first I'll look back at the weekend review, 18 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:05.920 and we start on Tuesday night. After a tough loss on Monday night in 19 00:02:05.959 --> 00:02:12.000 Minneapolis against the first place Twins, a loss that dropped the Guardians seven games 20 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.960 back of Minnesota, and certainly things were looking dire in terms of chances to 21 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:20.759 win the division. It's still an uphill climb, but a lot changed on 22 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:24.120 Tuesday night as the Guardians got the scoring started in the second inning thanks to 23 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:29.680 a big blast from bone Nailer. Now the wind up, now the oh 24 00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:34.639 one pitch, swinging a high drive deep right field. This bull's got a 25 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:40.680 chance, go on, Bone Nailer, onto the concourse beyond the seats and 26 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:46.199 right and he has homered three times on this road trip, and back to 27 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:53.400 back home runs here at Target Field, a towering blast to right field, 28 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:59.599 onto the concourse area beyond the right field bleacher seats, and that home run 29 00:02:59.639 --> 00:03:06.120 came a ninety four mile an hour fastball Boe Nailer's seventh home run one nothing 30 00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:09.840 Cleveland, and for Nailor, that was his third home run in three starts, 31 00:03:10.120 --> 00:03:15.280 the youngest to do that since Manny Ramirez back in nineteen ninety five. 32 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:19.039 So it was one nothing Cleveland. They made a two nothing in the third 33 00:03:19.319 --> 00:03:23.360 when Jose Ramirez scored on a wild pitch, and then looking for more in 34 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:27.879 the fourth, Cole Calhoun came through with the bases loaded. Here it comes 35 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:31.439 swung on a chopper to the right side, scooped up by the first baseman. 36 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:37.199 Gallo flips to the picture covering Lopez is there for the out, but 37 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:40.439 that does get the run home from third as Gabrielarius comes down the line and 38 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:46.439 scores, and it's now three nothing. Cleveland give Calhoun his twelfth run, 39 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:52.080 driven in on the ground out to first. The Twins got a run back 40 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:53.759 in the bottom of the fourth, ending on a solo home run off the 41 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:59.199 bat of hot hitting royce Lewis that made the score three to one Cleveland. 42 00:03:59.400 --> 00:04:01.360 Then in the seventh, the Guardians went back to work with a couple of 43 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:08.120 men on and Will Brennan standing in the two two a swinging a little floater 44 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:12.759 towards center. It gets down for a hit and the steel pays off Himenoz 45 00:04:12.800 --> 00:04:16.959 around third. Will slide in head first and score the fourth run. So 46 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:23.639 Andre Simenoz where that key stolen base scores on the two out single to center 47 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:30.240 by Will Brennan and the Guardians keep terrorizing Emilio Pagan. It is four to 48 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:34.839 one Cleveland and give Will Brennan his thirty fifth run banned in. In the 49 00:04:34.920 --> 00:04:39.560 ninth Emmanuel closse was on. He did give up a solo home run to 50 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:43.319 Michael Taylor, allowing the Twins to pull to within two runs, but then 51 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.519 closse I was able to lock back in and finish the job. Now the 52 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:54.199 two one delivery swing and a little pop up behind the plate nailers there makes 53 00:04:54.279 --> 00:05:00.160 the catch bull game and the Guardians even the series and the wins here a 54 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:05.639 few more booze final to night Cleveland four, Minnesota two. So a nice 55 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:11.639 win caught the deficit to six games with Minnesota still in first place heading to 56 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:15.360 the rubber match of the series on Wednesday afternoon, and what a game. 57 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:20.040 It turned out to be scoreless until the fifth inning. Tanner Bibi and Sunny 58 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:25.680 Gray locked up in an outstanding pitchers duel. Minnesota did strike for two runs 59 00:05:25.720 --> 00:05:29.160 in that inning as they took the lead and looked to be in control as 60 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:33.199 Gray gave the Twins seven scoreless innings. However, he turned it over to 61 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:36.759 the bullpen in the eighth. The Guardians were able to get it going with 62 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:42.160 a double from Gabriel Arius, and then Stephen Quan came through in the plutch 63 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:47.199 with two outs. Theress won two swung on line base hit left field. 64 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:54.000 Quan comes through as Arius scores and the Guardians cut the lead in half. 65 00:05:54.480 --> 00:06:00.439 It's now Minnesota two, Cleveland one on Stephen Kwan's two out RBIs single. 66 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:06.120 Forty five runs driven in for Quon and again he he got down O two 67 00:06:06.120 --> 00:06:11.879 in the count, but battled and didn't try and do too much. The 68 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:15.519 pitch was on the outside part of the plate and he just kind of flicked 69 00:06:15.519 --> 00:06:18.240 the wrists and slapped it in the left field for a bass hit. Then 70 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:23.279 in the night, the Guardians had a couple of men on base with two 71 00:06:23.279 --> 00:06:28.920 outs two strikes. Twins closer Joan Duran was trying to end it with bow 72 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.720 Naylor at the plate. Duran one strike away from ending it. The big 73 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:38.759 right hander lets it fly inside, It goes back to the screen down the 74 00:06:38.800 --> 00:06:46.120 line comes Himenez. He scores the tying run or did he Rocko Baldelli comes 75 00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:51.160 out right. Now, it's a wild pitch. I wonder if they want 76 00:06:51.160 --> 00:06:55.800 to look at this to see if it hit Nailer, who started to back 77 00:06:55.839 --> 00:07:00.600 in with that pitch actually went behind him, and a question will be did 78 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:03.800 it hit him? The call on the field is confirmed he was not hit 79 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:09.319 by the pits. Minnesota will lose their talents. So the run scores from 80 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:14.040 third. We're tied to two here in the ninth inning, and the bottom 81 00:07:14.079 --> 00:07:15.920 of the ninth inning, Trevor Stephen was on, trying to send the game 82 00:07:15.959 --> 00:07:23.160 to extra innings. Now the O two cold strike three on the inside corner. 83 00:07:23.720 --> 00:07:27.839 Jeffers caught looking. We'll see if he's around for extra innings as he 84 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:31.800 really. Let's Jose Navis hear about it on his way back to the dugout. 85 00:07:31.879 --> 00:07:35.959 But Stephen comes on, strikes out the side, and we have extra 86 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:42.759 innings today in Minneapolis. Your score after nine the Guardians two, the Twins 87 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:46.959 two. So on to the tenth we went tied at two. Bow Naylor 88 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:49.519 was the runner at second base to start the inning. An intentional walk to 89 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:56.319 Jose Ramirez put two men on for the hot hitting Cole Calhoun. Here's the 90 00:07:56.360 --> 00:08:01.480 three oh he swings and tribes one high in the air, deep bright center 91 00:08:01.639 --> 00:08:09.360 field. It's on out of here, home run cold Calhoun and the Guardians 92 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:15.759 are in front, a three run blast on a three ZH pitch for Cole 93 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:22.920 Calhoun. Cleveland has taken the lead five to two. How many more big 94 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:30.519 hits can Coal Calhoun come up with since joining this ball club? I mean, 95 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:33.679 it's way more than just a veteran presence at this point. And the 96 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:37.679 Guardians have taken their first lead on the day, and then it was a 97 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:41.480 manual class to try and close it out again, this time in the bottom 98 00:08:41.480 --> 00:08:46.360 half of the tenth inning. Now the one two from the manual class. 99 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:52.519 Here it is swing and I miss strike three. And the Guardians have done 100 00:08:52.559 --> 00:08:56.919 it, coming from behind to win and extra innings in a game they had 101 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:03.960 to have your I'll score today in ten from target field, Cleveland five, 102 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:11.799 Minnesota two. So that cut the Twins lead to five games in the division 103 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:15.399 heading into the homestand opener on Friday night, And again we'll hear from Chris 104 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:20.639 Antonetti about the three acquisitions the Guardians made with a ton of roster moves to 105 00:09:20.679 --> 00:09:24.759 follow that was on Thursday's off day, but first to look ahead to Friday 106 00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:28.679 night, the opener of the homestand in the series with Tampa Bay. The 107 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:31.919 Rays jumped out to a two nothing lead, scoring a run in each of 108 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:35.240 the first two innings, but in the third, the Guardians got one back 109 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:39.399 thanks to a sack fly by Cole Calhoun that made it a two to one 110 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:43.080 Rays lead. Cal quantroll back on the mound for the Guardians shook off some 111 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:48.279 rust early on and then it really settled in as the game went along. 112 00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:52.440 The three two is chopped to the third baseman, Ramirez up with it, 113 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:56.039 fires to first end time for the out and a third straight three up, 114 00:09:56.120 --> 00:10:00.879 three down inning recorded by cal quantroll we'll head the bottom of the fifth, 115 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:05.480 it's still Tampa Bay two the Guardians one. Then in the seventh, the 116 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:11.679 Guardians offense came alive as Andre Semennez singled stole second to move into scoring position 117 00:10:11.000 --> 00:10:16.320 with gabriel Arius coming to the plate, Here comes the pitch and it swung 118 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:20.320 on line face hit left field that will score him and as with the tying 119 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:28.440 run, and gabriel Aius comes through two two ball game, and then it 120 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:31.120 was bow Nailer, who's developed that clutch Jeane. He tried to put the 121 00:10:31.159 --> 00:10:35.360 Guardians in front. And there's a swing in a line drive headed to the 122 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:39.039 Alien Rights Center. It splits the gap all the way to the wall. 123 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:43.279 On his way to third is Arius. He's being waved around. He will 124 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:50.440 store and the Guardians take the lead. Boe Nailer comes up big with an 125 00:10:50.519 --> 00:10:58.600 RBI double three to two. Cleveland Nailer with his ninth double twenty batted in 126 00:10:58.679 --> 00:11:03.639 now for Bow Nailer and he's coming off a solid road trip at the plate 127 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:09.440 and he comes up huge here in the seventh and in the ninth Immanuel closs 128 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:13.240 A was on to secure the victory. Here comes the two one swung on 129 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:18.559 a tapper out to the mount. Closse's on. It spins fires post play 130 00:11:18.720 --> 00:11:24.759 got it at first and the Guardians take game one of this three game series. 131 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:28.879 They do it and come from behind fashion by a final score of three 132 00:11:28.919 --> 00:11:35.200 to two. Stay with us well that more after this. So a nice 133 00:11:35.200 --> 00:11:37.480 start to the homestand for the Guardians Friday night, they're back at it at 134 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:43.919 six ten on Saturday night, Emmanuel class a bobblehead night and then the series 135 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:50.960 finale Sunday late afternoon. The ball game will begin at four ten at Progressive 136 00:11:50.000 --> 00:11:52.759 Field. We'll take a time out and then come back and hear from Cole 137 00:11:52.879 --> 00:12:00.960 Calhoun. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. These basketball, 138 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:05.200 pickleball, those are sports, and people love sports. If you love sports, 139 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:09.320 you should know this. Drivers who switch and save with Progressive could save 140 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:13.039 hundreds to saving of anything to do with sports. No, the people love 141 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:18.679 sports. So I'm yelling sports out, hockey, swimming, goof not all 142 00:12:18.679 --> 00:12:22.519 sports of the word ball in there, So save big when you switch to 143 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:26.919 Progressive. Those sports teams, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates. Potential savings 144 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:39.159 will vary. Jim Rosen House back with you. It's Guardians Weekly from Progressive 145 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:43.000 Field in downtown Cleveland. Great Dabby with us says, the Guardians open a 146 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:48.039 new homestand not only Tampa Bay here for the weekend, but then the Twins 147 00:12:48.080 --> 00:12:54.159 come in Labor Day Monday evening a six ten first pitch and Minnesota's also here 148 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:58.919 at six ten on Tuesday night, and then a one ten series finale Wednesday 149 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:03.720 afternoon. Well, the Guardians would not still have playoff hopes had it not 150 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:09.519 been for the acquisition of Cole Calhoun in early August, as he was signed 151 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:13.799 to a contract after spending his season at the Triple A level in both the 152 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:18.120 Yankees and the Dodgers organization, and since getting his chance, he has provided 153 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:24.000 a steady influence in the clubhouse and some clutch hitting on the field. And 154 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:28.080 we caught up with Calhoun earlier in the week before he hit the three run 155 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:31.480 home run in the tenth inning of Wednesday's win in Minnesota. He had had 156 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:37.480 a big hit Sunday in Toronto in eleventh inning, go ahead double in the 157 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:41.480 win over the Blue Jays, and he says so far his Guardians experience has 158 00:13:41.559 --> 00:13:45.919 gone as well as he could have imagined. I'm just going out and playing 159 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:48.639 having fun, you know. I kind of talked about the adjustments that I've 160 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:54.080 made in the off season and wanted to get back to the player that I 161 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:56.080 used to be. And it's been a lot of fun playing baseball, you 162 00:13:56.080 --> 00:14:00.320 know, and had success kind of every stop that I've made this here, 163 00:14:00.399 --> 00:14:05.039 and so I'm gonna say that I expected it, but it was what I 164 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:07.720 was planning on coming up here and doing it. You never know how it's 165 00:14:07.720 --> 00:14:11.159 going to go I mean, small sample size and a lot of good players 166 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:15.639 that I mean a sample size like that can go a lot of different ways, 167 00:14:15.679 --> 00:14:20.039 you know. And so just happy with the success and happy being out 168 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:24.799 here playing and having fun. Has the opportunity that you've gotten. Has that 169 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:26.559 been a surprise at all? Not knowing coming in what it would be? 170 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:30.320 Yeah, I didn't know. Uh, I didn't know what to expect. 171 00:14:30.360 --> 00:14:33.960 I was I was sitting in triple A and waiting for thirty teams, you 172 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:35.600 know, to give me a shot. So this one came up, and 173 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:39.639 the shot was at first base and go out and see what you can do 174 00:14:39.639 --> 00:14:41.480 with bat. And it's went pretty well, you know. And haven't played 175 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:43.759 a lot of first base, but starting to get a little comfortable over there. 176 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:46.679 And you mentioned that, and I see out there before the game every 177 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.000 day, no matter it's a day game, night game, doesn't matter. 178 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:52.279 You and Mike's are while working on things. But the play in the night 179 00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:56.519 thenning yesterday, I'm guessing that's not one you can really work on a whole 180 00:14:56.559 --> 00:15:00.159 lot. And where does that come from? The the ability to make that 181 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:01.600 play on it just a split second decision. Yeah, I don't know. 182 00:15:01.639 --> 00:15:05.519 I think everything for me over at first base has kind of been reactionary. 183 00:15:05.600 --> 00:15:09.279 And uh, I don't know. I was supposed to be in on a 184 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:13.600 on a bump play came right to me, felt felt right to throw a 185 00:15:13.639 --> 00:15:16.159 third that I had time, and I don't know. We got the guy 186 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:18.480 out, and I mean ended up ended up changing the game. You know, 187 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:22.519 you never know what happens. Guy on third, lesson two, So 188 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:24.840 we get him out at third and next guy grounds in double playing where ally 189 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:28.200 inn. He ended up winning that ball game. So I don't know, 190 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:30.960 It's just a ball came to me, made a play. That's all all 191 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:33.399 I could say about that. And you mentioned the adjustments at the plate that 192 00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:37.039 you made in the offseason. It seems whether you've gotten results or not, 193 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:41.480 you've had good at bats. And is that the key in an eleventh inning 194 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:43.000 when you come up with it with a chance to do some damage. Yeah, 195 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:46.919 I think just kind of overall, I wanted the ability to come into 196 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:50.320 each day and be able to compete. I think there was a lot of 197 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:54.679 times last year and in previous years that you know, it was kind of 198 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:58.039 feast or famine, it was going to be a really good day, or 199 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:00.120 it was going to be really bad, and I was trying to kind of 200 00:16:00.159 --> 00:16:04.639 limit those highs and lows. And I feel like I've been able to be 201 00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:08.360 a little bit more consistent this year, and so I'm trying to have good 202 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:12.200 at bats no matter what situation. You know that I'm in. So we'll 203 00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:15.279 see how it goes. Man putting one foot in front of the other and 204 00:16:15.840 --> 00:16:19.240 living it day by day. And it's been fun. Cold it Cleveland. 205 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:23.639 It is close enough where this is a big series. And when you look 206 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:27.919 at that, how exciting is that, especially for a veteran player with the 207 00:16:27.960 --> 00:16:32.240 season that you've had trying to find that good spot at the major league level 208 00:16:32.440 --> 00:16:34.000 to be in these types of games now the next couple of weeks. Yeah, 209 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:37.840 this is awesome. This is whatever baseball player wants, you know, 210 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:41.039 having meaningful games as you get into September, and this is fun. We've 211 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:45.840 got a great opportunity right in front of us. These are the guys that 212 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:48.879 were chasing, so we got to play these guys tough, and I'm excited 213 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:51.360 about it. I mean, it's gonna be a great atmosphere. This is 214 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:53.399 a big game. Every pitch is going to be important, and so it's 215 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:56.200 gonna be fun to go out and play. And you're one of the veteran 216 00:16:56.279 --> 00:17:00.440 players here with a lot of young players on this team, what do you 217 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:03.000 see in that clubhouse? So that gives you confidence that they'll be able to 218 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:06.640 play to the best of their abilities in these big games. Yeah, I 219 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:11.160 think I think they're they're just relaxed. They they're taking it day by day, 220 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:15.720 game by game and not making the moment I think bigger than what it 221 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:22.119 is. You start looking at the at the big picture and looking down the 222 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:25.799 road and where we're at, I think gets a little bit harder. Once 223 00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:27.279 you can focus on kind of just that day to day, you kind of 224 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:30.440 simplify things. And so just out here playing baseball, and we want to 225 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:33.519 play good baseball, you know, and so that's going to happen tonight. 226 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:37.440 We can't worry about tomorrow. We can't worry about what happened before, you 227 00:17:37.480 --> 00:17:41.079 know, I think if we get on a hot streak, you never know 228 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:44.000 what can happen. Good stuff, Cole, thanks for coming back, appreciate 229 00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:48.240 it. Thank you. What an impact Cole Calhoun has made on this ball 230 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:51.960 club is you just get the feeling he is having the time of his life. 231 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:56.720 Getting that second chance to continue his career in the major leagues after spending 232 00:17:56.839 --> 00:18:00.960 all season until August at the Triple A level. On the other side of 233 00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:04.240 the break, it's Chris Antonetti talking about all the moves that the Guardians made 234 00:18:04.279 --> 00:18:10.039 on Thursday to bolster this team for the stretch run that's next on the Cleveland 235 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:32.319 Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Welcome Mac to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with 236 00:18:32.359 --> 00:18:37.160 you as we join you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. And there were 237 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:41.000 several roster additions for the Guardians heading into play on Friday night, as on 238 00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:48.480 Thursday they made waiver claims. Three now former Los Angeles Angels joined in the 239 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:53.680 ball club, starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and then relief pitchers Rainaldo Lopez and Matt 240 00:18:53.720 --> 00:19:00.039 Moore. President of Baseball Operations, Chris Antonetti filled us in on Thursday about 241 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:03.400 the moves, what they mean, and a variety of other subjects as he 242 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:07.720 met with the Cleveland media. Starting with Lucas Giolito has been a really effective 243 00:19:07.960 --> 00:19:12.440 and durable major league starter for most of his career, and we're excited to 244 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:18.119 have him join our rotation to help stabilize that and provide us some competitive innings 245 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:22.039 moving forward. And then in Matt Moore and Ronaldo Lopez, we feel like 246 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:26.839 we've added two arms to our bullpen that will both improve our depth, guys 247 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:30.440 that have experienced pitching late in the games, and should give Tito and Carlson 248 00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:34.359 more options for us to match up as we move forward. Chris, how 249 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:38.519 quickly did you put together a strategy for these waiver claims once you learned who 250 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:42.920 would be made available by the Angels and the other teams. We started discussions 251 00:19:42.960 --> 00:19:47.640 right away, Joe, at least the internal discussions, and you know, 252 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:49.559 as we know, there were a number of players on waivers, not just 253 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:53.160 these three. But in the end, we felt these three were the three 254 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:56.960 that made the most sense for us, and you know, we were fortunate 255 00:19:56.960 --> 00:20:00.960 to be able to put in claims and be awarded the claims. Chris, 256 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:04.880 what does this mean for the rotation with Cheolito. We're in the process of 257 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:08.839 working through that. Zach, he'll obviously slot in. We're trying to coordinate 258 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:12.319 travel and when he'll get here and when it makes sense to slide him in, 259 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:18.599 but he'll want more to come on that probably tomorrow. Any developments with 260 00:20:18.799 --> 00:20:23.440 Gavin Williams or just the rookies in general and what you guys want to do 261 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:26.440 with them. Nothing. You Gavin did have a good day to day, 262 00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:32.359 came into the ballpark, was feeling better, got some treatment, but seems 263 00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:36.200 to be progressing pretty well. We'll continue to have more information on him each 264 00:20:36.319 --> 00:20:38.680 day as we move along, but as of right now, it's like we've 265 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:45.440 avoided the worst case. How do you fit these guys on the roster? 266 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:48.480 So we have to make the immediate moves for the forty man, which we 267 00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:53.240 designated Eric Hoss and Peyton Battenfield and those That's how we created the two forty 268 00:20:53.240 --> 00:20:59.400 man spots. We don't have to make corresponding moves until on the twenty six 269 00:20:59.480 --> 00:21:03.079 man, until they report. Chris, you called it a unique opportunity. 270 00:21:03.119 --> 00:21:07.640 I'm just from your vantage point of when this uh came down in the last 271 00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:11.559 few days. It's obviously unusual for you know, for a team to put 272 00:21:11.559 --> 00:21:15.599 this many players on waivers and this this many experienced players, that sort of 273 00:21:15.599 --> 00:21:22.440 thing. Just what was your your your take on seeing that develop because it 274 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:25.240 is so unusual. Yeah, well, these weren't the only three guys on 275 00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:29.039 waivers. There were other teams that place players on waivers in similar situations. 276 00:21:29.119 --> 00:21:33.039 But we looked at it as an opportunity to improve our team, and it's 277 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:37.160 rare that you have the ability to improve the team during a season, especially 278 00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:42.200 the quality players like this, when it doesn't require trading wipe good players. 279 00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:45.519 I mean, I think if you look at the return, you know a 280 00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:51.200 number of these players were traded for a month ago to be able to acquire 281 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:56.400 them for a meaningful amount of cash, but but no player capital. I 282 00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:59.480 think it was a move that made a lot of sense and one that doesn't 283 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:03.279 happen at offense. Chris, would you have if you didn't go for and 284 00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:07.240 two on this last road trip? Would you have done this? No? 285 00:22:07.319 --> 00:22:10.880 I'm not sure if Paul, It's hard to deal with hypotheticals. I'm glad 286 00:22:10.880 --> 00:22:14.480 we went forward too on the road trip and we had this opportunity. Chris, 287 00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:18.240 how hard is it to integrate, especially on the pitching side, guys 288 00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:22.160 you know this late in the season, you know, and coaches working with 289 00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:26.480 them, that sort of thing. Well, the good news is, especially 290 00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:29.640 with Lucas and Ronaldo, we have a lot of familiarity with both guys, 291 00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:33.400 having having faced them for a number of years within the division, so we'll 292 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:36.960 start that process as quickly as we can. Obviously, we'll look to build 293 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:41.000 on what they've done successfully in the past and try to help them assimilate into 294 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:45.480 our teams as quickly and as smoothly as possible. Of course, I don't 295 00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:49.000 mean to sound well, I didn't. I'm probably something's going to sound stupid 296 00:22:49.000 --> 00:22:52.039 here. But how does this process work? I mean, we're it's like 297 00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:56.000 these guys just fell in your lap. Well, the way the process works 298 00:22:56.039 --> 00:23:00.920 is, you know, if a players on waivers on our right waivers, 299 00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:03.599 any team could submit a claim, and the team of all of the teams 300 00:23:03.599 --> 00:23:07.519 that submit claims, the only team that's eligible for them is a team with 301 00:23:07.559 --> 00:23:11.200 the worst record among that group. So in this case, in particular, 302 00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:15.119 we submitted claims, and I'm guessing a number of other teams submitted claims on 303 00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:17.759 these three guys, and we were the team with the worst record, so 304 00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:22.359 we were awarded the claim. Chris, knowing that teams behind you in that 305 00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:26.319 order might have also been interested in some of these guys, did that motivate 306 00:23:26.359 --> 00:23:29.920 you any more to to make any of these claims. Our primary motivation was 307 00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:34.039 trying to improve our team and find ways to get better. But obviously there's 308 00:23:34.079 --> 00:23:38.799 a secondary benefit of teams that you know we're chasing in Minnesota, you know, 309 00:23:38.839 --> 00:23:41.960 don't have the opportunity to get these guys, and you know hopefully that 310 00:23:42.359 --> 00:23:47.799 that's a dual benefit for us. So were you guys surprised you got all 311 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:51.240 three? Given you no idea? I assume you've found out at the same 312 00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:56.599 time, Yeah, we didn't really have any idea. You know, if 313 00:23:56.640 --> 00:24:00.759 our record was better, our chances of getting them have been worse. So 314 00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:03.799 we had a pretty good understanding of where we were and where we felt in 315 00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:07.960 the competitive standings, and we weren't sure if we get one, two, 316 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:10.680 or three of them. But we're happy we were able to get all three. 317 00:24:12.720 --> 00:24:17.359 Did you put in any claims I'm anyone you didn't get. I can't 318 00:24:17.400 --> 00:24:22.359 talk about what happened what might have happened otherwise. But you could actually probably 319 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:25.680 piece that together, Paul and see where players ended up and where they didn't 320 00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:30.319 end up. But I'll leave that to your detective work to figure that out. 321 00:24:30.880 --> 00:24:33.759 We're in trouble, then maybe phone a friend, Paul if you need 322 00:24:33.839 --> 00:24:38.519 help on that one. So, Chris, this is just like I mean, 323 00:24:38.599 --> 00:24:42.200 it's not like you know, the August thirty first, where you could 324 00:24:42.319 --> 00:24:45.000 you know, you could make trades before, you know, the when there 325 00:24:45.079 --> 00:24:48.440 was two trade deadlines. But it's kind of like the same thing, isn't 326 00:24:48.440 --> 00:24:52.039 it. It is. The difference though in that case is that the waivers 327 00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:56.359 trade waivers. What were trade waivers in the past. Those waivers were revocable, 328 00:24:56.680 --> 00:25:00.759 so if a team placed players on wa verse, another team claimed them. 329 00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:06.200 If the teams couldn't work out player value, you know, the other 330 00:25:06.200 --> 00:25:10.119 team could revoke those waivers and choose to keep them. The change now is 331 00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:14.079 once players are placed on waivers, if another team submits a claim like we 332 00:25:14.119 --> 00:25:17.279 did there, you don't have to negotiate a trade. We just get those 333 00:25:17.279 --> 00:25:21.119 players for the waiver price. Does that makes sense, fault? I'm happy 334 00:25:21.119 --> 00:25:23.559 to take explain more offline if you have interest. No, No, that 335 00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:30.480 makes sense. Yeah? Yeah. Was there any hesitation of taking the remaining 336 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:33.559 salaries of these guys? Yeah? I give I give our ownership a ton 337 00:25:33.599 --> 00:25:37.400 of credit, you know, and I think it's a consistent team. Every 338 00:25:37.680 --> 00:25:41.079 you know, every opportunity that we've had to improve the team. The limitation 339 00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:45.319 hasn't been finances and whether that this year or years past, we've been really 340 00:25:45.359 --> 00:25:49.559 fortunate to have finances available to try to do that. When we haven't made 341 00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:53.559 moves, it's mostly been because the player value we would have to give up 342 00:25:55.160 --> 00:25:57.559 exceeded what we thought made sense. And in this case, as I said, 343 00:25:57.599 --> 00:26:03.200 there was no player value. It was really financial considerations and then how 344 00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:06.000 we could fit them on the roster. And you know, both of those 345 00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:08.000 things made sense. And like I said, I think we are grateful for 346 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:12.119 the support from ownership to try to make this improvement. Did this, being 347 00:26:12.480 --> 00:26:18.680 perhaps Tito's last season as manager, did that I have any impetus impetus between 348 00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:23.759 behind these acquisitions? I mean, we're obviously cognizant of that, Paul, 349 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:26.519 But I think our focus is how do we you know, we came off 350 00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:30.240 a good road trip, and how do we try to continue to build on 351 00:26:30.279 --> 00:26:33.200 that momentum and give ourselves the best chance to compete for the postseason. And 352 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:37.359 like I said before, whether or not that will be good enough and whether 353 00:26:37.440 --> 00:26:40.279 or not we can close the gap that's in front of us, we don't 354 00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:42.400 know, but we wanted us right. Thank you, Chris, appreciate it, 355 00:26:42.440 --> 00:26:48.519 Thank you everyone appreciate the time. That's Chris Antonetti explaining the moves that 356 00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:52.640 the Guardians have made heading into the final month of the season. Stay with 357 00:26:52.720 --> 00:26:55.759 us when we come back. We'll hear from robster Folio a firm report. 358 00:26:56.160 --> 00:27:03.559 Next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network score pass out of bounds. Those 359 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:07.160 are sports words. Some people hear any sports word and they can't help but 360 00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:10.880 listen. Like drive. Drive is another sports word, and drive vers who 361 00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:14.559 switch and save with Progressive could save hundreds. You might say those savings are 362 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:18.359 on par with the best in the league. 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They pick it up and air it 370 00:27:55.400 --> 00:28:00.640 usually on Saturday late afternoon prior to that day's ball game that the Guardians will 371 00:28:00.640 --> 00:28:06.720 be playing. You can also check it out online at cle Guardians dot com. 372 00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:10.119 On the website, all the archived editions are there, and you can 373 00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:15.200 also hear it in podcast form wherever you download your favorite podcasts. Rob Sorfolio 374 00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:18.440 is the director of player development for the Guardians and he joins us on a 375 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:22.359 regular basis to give us an update on the farm system, and we focused 376 00:28:22.400 --> 00:28:27.359 in this week on the Guardians Low single a ball club, their first full 377 00:28:27.440 --> 00:28:32.799 season minor league affiliate on the Minor League Ladder in Lynchburg, Virginia, part 378 00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:36.079 of the Carolina League. Rob is down there the last week or so. 379 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:40.359 Their season is starting to wind down and come to a close. Record wise, 380 00:28:40.359 --> 00:28:42.960 they're right around the five hundred mark, still within shouting distance of a 381 00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:48.200 postseason Berth and Rob filled us in on how they evaluate the season as a 382 00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:53.279 whole at the lower levels of the farm system. There's so many levels to 383 00:28:53.359 --> 00:28:57.920 that answer, which it's the way the draft works in the middle of the 384 00:28:57.960 --> 00:29:03.200 season. With baseball, you almost change your entire roster in the middle of 385 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:07.599 the summer, which is a unique challenge that this level faces. That many 386 00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:11.880 of our other levels do not. And you add that on top of the 387 00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:15.960 fact that these are really young players getting their first taste of what it's like 388 00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:21.720 to go through one hundred and forty games, live, some of the challenges 389 00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:25.920 of travel, and because of that, it just creates such a unique learning 390 00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:32.279 environment for these guys. And it's been really encouraging to see these young eighteen 391 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:36.440 nineteen twenty year olds really get better as the season has gone on. We 392 00:29:36.559 --> 00:29:41.039 started out the season just okay, but you've seen some of these guys that 393 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:47.440 are in their first full season pretty impressively kind of have better second halfs than 394 00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:49.880 they have first halfs, which is which is always awesome to see. And 395 00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:53.680 I think a credit to just our staff that's on ground, you know, 396 00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:57.559 Jordan Smith and the rest of his team doing a great job and getting these 397 00:29:57.559 --> 00:30:02.920 guys ready to play every day and continuing to learn and try and get better 398 00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:06.279 and also win some ball games while doing that. All right, let's talk 399 00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:08.480 about some of those young players, and we'll start with an eighteen year old 400 00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:12.640 who was just assigned to Lynchburg has spent most of his summer out in Arizona. 401 00:30:12.680 --> 00:30:15.720 But tell us about Jason Churio, And what has you so excited about 402 00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:19.359 this young outfielder. Yeah, you use the word right there, exciting, 403 00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:25.200 I think is a great word. And obviously Jason's older brother, Jackson is 404 00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:29.920 is doing some pretty impressive things in the minor leagues for for Milwaukee, and 405 00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:33.240 we're pretty excited and lucky to have Jason, you know, as as a 406 00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:37.119 member of our farm system with the Guards, and this is a guy that 407 00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:41.920 has a chance to impact the game on all sides of the ball, base 408 00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:45.400 running, defense at the plate, switch hitter, can handle the bat from 409 00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:49.960 both sides of the dish, and just does some of the some of the 410 00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:56.880 things that you know, we expect to see it really growth around his offensive 411 00:30:56.920 --> 00:30:59.559 game. You know, he's a guy that makes contact from both sides of 412 00:30:59.559 --> 00:31:03.079 the plate and he's learning how to impact the baseball and you know, just 413 00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:06.240 as an eighteen year old, for him to be able to have, you 414 00:31:06.279 --> 00:31:11.039 know, some of the continual growth on the power and impact side of the 415 00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:15.400 ball is really impressive. And you know, I think maybe the most exciting 416 00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:18.000 thing about him is just how he goes about his work. He's very professional, 417 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:22.279 shows up, works hard, cares about the little things on and off 418 00:31:22.279 --> 00:31:25.640 the field, So you know, hopefully a guy that the Guardians fans are 419 00:31:25.640 --> 00:31:29.640 gonna be able to expect big things of moving forward. And again, in 420 00:31:29.640 --> 00:31:33.480 case you missed it, fans at eighteen years old, which he said that 421 00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:37.759 a couple of times, and that's exciting. Hey, shortstop Jose Devers a 422 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:41.759 familiar name in baseball circles and the Devers that the Guardians have in their farm 423 00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:45.640 system. Looks like he's had a good year. He has, and this 424 00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:48.559 is a guy that can really play defense up the middle, just is impressive 425 00:31:48.599 --> 00:31:53.519 with the glove, has a really strong arm, super athletic, can play 426 00:31:53.640 --> 00:31:56.279 third, second. We even had to put him in the outfield one night 427 00:31:56.319 --> 00:32:00.759 and he did that with some pretty impressive cletticism, having never played out there 428 00:32:00.839 --> 00:32:04.799 in his entire life. And again, you know, Jose is a guy 429 00:32:04.880 --> 00:32:08.079 that's young, getting his first taste of one hundred and forty games and has 430 00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:13.640 gotten stronger as the year has gone on. And for a guy that plays 431 00:32:13.720 --> 00:32:15.640 up the middle to be hitting for as much power as he has while also 432 00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:20.480 just putting together consistent at bats to night in and night out, has has 433 00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:23.119 been really exciting for the staff in Lynchburg and why he's been a staple in 434 00:32:23.160 --> 00:32:27.839 their lineup night and night out. And I know a difference this year as 435 00:32:27.839 --> 00:32:30.880 opposed to to recent seasons for a lot of different factors. But you've had 436 00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:37.480 some of your twenty twenty three drafted players sent out to play with a full 437 00:32:37.480 --> 00:32:39.839 season affiliate and tell us about the position side of things. Who's shown up 438 00:32:39.920 --> 00:32:43.720 late in the season here at Lynchburg. Yeah, you know, Rosie, 439 00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:46.160 were trying to take that year by year, and like we've talked about on 440 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:50.839 the show for a couple of weeks now of the draft happening middle of the 441 00:32:50.920 --> 00:32:55.400 year, some of the new rules and Minor League Baseball about new drafted players 442 00:32:55.599 --> 00:32:59.640 entering, you know, this one hundred and eighty player calf that we now 443 00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:05.880 have. We had a couple of guys in Cjkfis and Alex Mooney that had 444 00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:09.119 played deep into the college season and hadn't had, you know, a huge 445 00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:14.079 layoff from actually being in games, and we thought we could take advantage of 446 00:33:14.079 --> 00:33:16.519 that. And these are you know, two talented young players, a third 447 00:33:16.559 --> 00:33:21.680 and a sixth rounder that we felt like, one we're ready for the competition 448 00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:24.400 quality and two we're just ready to go out there from a physical standpoint and 449 00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:28.920 a readiness standpoint and go out there and compete. And you know, we've 450 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:31.400 had a lot of our new draftees get into gameplay, whether it's these two 451 00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:35.599 guys in Lynchburg or some of the pitchers as well that have made their way 452 00:33:35.599 --> 00:33:38.759 over to Lowe as well as the group that's remained in Arizona and are currently 453 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:43.519 part of our instructive group out in Arizona now on the pitching side. I 454 00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:45.839 know you're excited about Jackson Humphries, how come. Yeah, you know, 455 00:33:45.880 --> 00:33:50.000 I think there's some parallels to what we were just talking about the cherio here 456 00:33:50.079 --> 00:33:52.960 of a guy that spent most of the summer in Arizona as part of our 457 00:33:53.039 --> 00:33:58.839 rookieball group and and really did a great job as a as a high school 458 00:33:58.920 --> 00:34:04.319 draftee last year to be able to develop how he is currently and a lot 459 00:34:04.359 --> 00:34:07.559 of that's some of the stuff away from the field of becoming a professional with 460 00:34:07.639 --> 00:34:10.840 his routines that's in the training room, in the weight room, kind of 461 00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:15.679 connecting some of the dots with what he's doing physically and during his bullpends between 462 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:21.119 outings to make himself better and better for when he is in game, and 463 00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:24.400 Jackson has done just that and pitched the other night for us and did a 464 00:34:24.440 --> 00:34:29.159 great job attacking the strike zone despite having some early hurdles. And I think 465 00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:34.199 that's just what we're seeing from him is an exciting young lefty that is learning 466 00:34:34.239 --> 00:34:37.000 what it takes to be consistent night end, night out, but is doing 467 00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:42.119 that with a pretty impressive arsenal for an eighteen nineteen year old kid that can 468 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:45.000 run his fastball up to ninety five, can really spend two breaking balls and 469 00:34:45.039 --> 00:34:50.679 a slider and a curveball that's made him effective both against rights and lefties out 470 00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:55.360 of the gate. So a pretty impressive foundation that our pitching group and our 471 00:34:55.400 --> 00:35:00.199 whole team in Arizona just at a tremendous job continuing to push him to become 472 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:04.679 more and more of a professional with some of the little things. And I 473 00:35:04.719 --> 00:35:07.519 think that that speaks to to why we've seen him go out there and have 474 00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:10.320 success over the most innings he's ever thrown in his life this year. And 475 00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:15.239 on the pitching side, we talked about it. On the position players side, 476 00:35:15.840 --> 00:35:20.239 twenty twenty three drafted players heading out to play for a full season club, 477 00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:22.800 and on that pitching side, who's gotten that opportunity so far, and 478 00:35:22.840 --> 00:35:25.800 how impressed have you been with them? Yeah, we've you know, we've 479 00:35:25.800 --> 00:35:30.639 had a couple of guys that have gone out in relief roles Jasic Morehouse Driver 480 00:35:30.920 --> 00:35:35.960 or a couple of the new guys that have made their way over to Lynchburg, 481 00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:39.079 and all three of those guys have come in thrown strikes. Again. 482 00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:45.199 Our Arizona group did such a great job kind of putting them through our progression 483 00:35:45.239 --> 00:35:47.920 of bullpen Live VP, make sure that they're feeling healthy and ready to go, 484 00:35:49.079 --> 00:35:52.559 and they've gone out there and contributed meaningful innings to Lynchburg's you know, 485 00:35:52.599 --> 00:35:55.599 push to get into the playoffs here in the second half. So you know, 486 00:35:55.679 --> 00:36:00.079 all three of those guys offer some unique attributes of whether it's Jasick with 487 00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:07.199 strike throwing and like a really impressive college performance line or Moorehouse and Driver, 488 00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:09.599 two guys that can run it up in the mid nineties and have come out 489 00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:14.559 of the bullpen and late inning situations and already made a mark for the Hillcats. 490 00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:17.000 So, you know, a couple of guys that are college performers that 491 00:36:17.320 --> 00:36:22.920 we're hoping to see some continued success down the home stretch here and see what 492 00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:27.400 opportunities they have looking ahead to twenty twenty four. B Rob has always great 493 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:30.239 stuff on the farm system. Thanks a lot for coming by. We'll talk 494 00:36:30.239 --> 00:36:32.760 to you soon. I appreciate it, Rosie. Hopefully the construction in the 495 00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:37.440 background wasn't too much of a distraction for everybody, So thanks for having me 496 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:40.960 on. And as we record this, the Blue Angels are going by the 497 00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:45.679 fault practicing for the air. So if you weren't in one of those jets 498 00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:47.519 coming back from Lynchburgh, were you, I wish I would, though it 499 00:36:47.559 --> 00:36:52.159 made a home a lot quicker than I did. This Morded. It's Rob 500 00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:58.199 sortfolio that Guardians director of Player Development with an update on single A Lynchburg. 501 00:36:58.280 --> 00:37:02.360 Some good things happening down there for the Hillcats as they get ready for postseason. 502 00:37:02.440 --> 00:37:06.320 Potentially to have some work to do, but about a week to go 503 00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:09.039 in their season before it wraps up. Well, that's going to do it 504 00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:13.840 for this edition of Guardians Weekly. As always, thanks to Brian Matzay for 505 00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:16.880 helping to put together our show each week until next week when we join you 506 00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:21.920 from Anaheim, California, the Guardians out West on their coming road trip. 507 00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:27.559 This is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to Guardians Weekly on the 508 00:37:27.639 --> 00:37:37.960 Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Rady you don't at work. Guardians Weekly has been brought 509 00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:44.079 to you by Progressive Helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance