WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:07.360 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is fromt 2 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:50.880 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Everyone, 3 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:56.719 Welcome to Guardians Weekly. Chim Rose in house along with you from Progressive Field 4 00:00:56.719 --> 00:01:00.079 in downtown Cleveland where the Guardians are taking on the Texas Ringers this weekend, 5 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:04.799 and for our show today coming up in just a little bit, we'll get 6 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:10.400 a complete update on the Akron Ball Club and the Guardians farm system with Rob 7 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:15.719 ster Folio, the director of player Development. Also Xavian Curry, Guardians pitcher, 8 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:18.560 will join us, as will Logan Allen, a couple of the rookie 9 00:01:18.599 --> 00:01:23.079 pitchers who have been so successful in this their first season in the major leagues. 10 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:26.239 But first to look at the week gone by, and it began on 11 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:30.599 the road in San Francisco with a five to four loss on Monday night, 12 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:37.000 one of three walkoff defeats for the Guardians on their most recent road trip to 13 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:40.719 the West Coast. Then on Tuesday, a bounced back for Cleveland as again 14 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:44.439 they were at San Francisco and they got it started in the very first inning, 15 00:01:44.519 --> 00:01:48.200 scoring a run on a Coole Calhoun ground out to take the early lead, 16 00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:53.079 and on the mound, cal Quantrille continued his impressive stretch since returning from 17 00:01:53.079 --> 00:02:00.280 the injured lists. THEO one swung on groundball to third Premirez to second one 18 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:06.159 Freeman the first got him on a close play double play for the Guardians and 19 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:10.319 the side is retired. We are headed to the fifth. It is still 20 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:15.280 the Guardians won and the Giants nothing. The Giants tied the game at won 21 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:19.479 with a solo home run in the fifth inning, but in the sixth the 22 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:23.240 Guardians regain the lead thanks to a clutch two out hit from Tyler Freeman. 23 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:29.400 Walker delivers and it swung on line drive base hit center field. This will 24 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:35.599 score two nailers. Across right behind him is Fry He slides in safely. 25 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:42.680 In the third goes Calhoun and out at second base after a single that drives 26 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:47.159 into Tyler. Freeman moved up on the throw and the Guardians take a three 27 00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:53.479 to one lead. Then in the late innings it was the Guardians defense stepping 28 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:59.000 up to keep Cleveland on top. Here's the one zero swung on groundball, 29 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:02.800 tiving stop by the first baseman. Nailer who tags the runner steps on the 30 00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:08.879 bag double play. How about that the pitch to him swung on and driven 31 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:15.080 a left center. This one's hit a ton long run Straw and Miles Straw 32 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:22.840 makes the catch midway through the warning track to retire Wade. Here's the one 33 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:27.360 one swung on and there's a high fly ball to deep center. Straw is 34 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:31.000 back at the wall. He leaps head, Straw bangs into the fence. 35 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:38.560 Did he hang on? Yes, he did. Miles Straw with another circus 36 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:45.360 catch in center. And in the ninth Emanuel Classe came on to try and 37 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:49.000 rebound from a loss the previous night, and he got the job done. 38 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:52.439 As there's a swinging a pop up. This may do it, it's too 39 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:57.520 right center. Brennan coming on. He makes the catch and the Guardians are 40 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:02.159 back in the wind column with a hard earned three to one victory tonight here 41 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:08.199 in San Francisco. So the Guardians squared up the series at one win apiece, 42 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:11.800 but trying to win the series. On Wednesday again, it was San 43 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:15.439 Francisco handing the Guardians a walk off defeat, this time in ten innings by 44 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:19.519 a final score of six to five. Thursday was an off day then the 45 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:25.040 opener of a homestand for the Guardians, as on Friday night they took on 46 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:29.120 the Rangers, the highest scoring team in baseball, and it was the Guardians 47 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:31.319 who were the high scoring team on this night, as they got the scoring 48 00:04:31.399 --> 00:04:35.920 started in the second inning with a runner on and Andrey Semenez at the plate. 49 00:04:36.319 --> 00:04:41.920 Now the pitch and it swung in and ripped into deep right center field. 50 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:47.680 This ball is gone, a line drive, two run to home run 51 00:04:47.800 --> 00:04:56.279 the right center by Andre Siemenez. It's his thirteenth What a month of September 52 00:04:56.399 --> 00:05:01.120 he is having. This is the guy we saw all of twenty two and 53 00:05:01.240 --> 00:05:06.800 the Guardians have a two nothing lead. On a hanging breaking ball than Andre 54 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:15.600 Simenez scholton over the wall in right center field for his thirteenth Palmer, giving 55 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:23.160 him fifty three RBIs two nothing Guardians here in ending number two and on the 56 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:28.480 Mount Lucas Giolito looks sharp early. Now the two two swang and a miss 57 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:33.480 gan him with another changeup. Gelito has struck out six, two nothing Cleveland 58 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:38.160 in the middle of the third. Then the Guardians added to the lead in 59 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:41.920 the fourth inning with a two out hit from Josh Naylor Ramier as the base 60 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:45.079 runner at first, and here comes the old one. It's a nailer. 61 00:05:45.759 --> 00:05:48.279 He swings and lines it in the left field. That's a base hit grounding 62 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:55.639 third heading for home is Arius. He will score and Naylor comes through again 63 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:01.199 Harbi number eighty nine for Josh Taylor and the Guardians are now in front. 64 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:08.319 Three nothing, and then Ramone Loriano joined the home run club in the fifth. 65 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:14.079 Here's the two one delivery swung on and that's lifted high and deep left 66 00:06:14.160 --> 00:06:20.399 field. Home run porch. Ramone Loriano goes deep and the Guardians lead it 67 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:30.519 for nothing. The line drive off the battle. Loriano at his home run 68 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:35.519 number nine over all this season for Loriano, and it is his third since 69 00:06:35.639 --> 00:06:41.560 joining Cleveland. The offense kept tacking on in the sixth inning. Boone Naylor 70 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:45.759 started it off with a double and then Jose Ramirez stepped in. Now the 71 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:49.879 one Oho two Ramires swung on, hit in the air, keep center on 72 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:55.199 the runs. Carter looking up in us high off the nineteen foot wall and 73 00:06:55.360 --> 00:07:01.120 center Posey in with an Armi double as nailor score from third. Five nothing 74 00:07:01.279 --> 00:07:08.279 Cleveland, and if that wall is in nineteen feet high there in center field, 75 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:12.800 Jose Ramirez has a two run double. I beg your pardon the two 76 00:07:12.879 --> 00:07:17.600 run homer as it is. It's an RBI double, thirty fifth double, 77 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:25.639 seventy sixth arbi and then Josh Naylor kept the run of doubles going. Now 78 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:30.319 the one oh swung on line shot left field near the line. Duran on 79 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:33.079 the run, kid make the catch, ball gets by him, it'll go 80 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:39.360 to the warning track in the scores Hosy in the second with an RBI double 81 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:47.519 is Josh Naylor six nothing Cleveland. Ezekiel Duran racing toward the line, stretched 82 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:53.160 out on a dead sprint, couldn't get any glove on it. And Naylor 83 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:59.639 has his third hit, his second RBI, giving him ninety still in the 84 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:05.959 sixth, now two met aboard andres Emenez delivered again again the payoff pitch swung 85 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:11.000 and ripped in the right. That's another bash that'll score Josh Naylor motoring. 86 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:18.839 The third is Loriano seven nothing, Cleveland one and at bat by Andre Simenez 87 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:24.040 and he delivers a two out Army I singled the right and then Will Brennan 88 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:30.240 put an exclamation point on the inning. Now the two two swinging light right 89 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:33.320 bas hit up the alley and left center it'll go all the way to the 90 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:39.519 wall. Loriano scores. He met us around third, he'll score. It's 91 00:08:39.559 --> 00:08:45.279 a two out, two run double out the shooting left center by Will Brennan. 92 00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:52.399 It's a five run inning and Cleveland is now annihilating the Texas Rangers nine 93 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:58.120 nothing. Then back to the mound we went with Lucas Giolito putting on a 94 00:08:58.159 --> 00:09:01.879 show. Now the set hands at the belt. They look at third, 95 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:09.399 the one two delivery, strike three call, another changeup and Robbie Grossman not 96 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:16.840 happy with a call. Twelve strikeouts for Giolito. Wow, stretch time at 97 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:24.200 the corner of Carnagian Ontario. Cleveland nine, Texas nothing. But the offense 98 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:26.399 wasn't done yet, as in the bottom half of the seventh inning, Josh 99 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:31.039 Naylor kept his big night, going nine nothing Cleveland. Seventh inning, the 100 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:35.960 pitch Nailer with a rocket into right field, another base hit quand around third 101 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:41.639 being waved home throw to the plate not in time. Ten nothing Cleveland and 102 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:50.200 Nailer with a four hit three Army I game and Josh Naylor now with ninety 103 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:56.399 one runs banned in and then Cole Calhoun stepped in as the only Guardians hitter 104 00:09:56.480 --> 00:10:00.480 without a hit. At that point, the pitch swung out, pounded Hi 105 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:09.559 date to right failed. There she goes Cole Calhoun with Cleveland's third whole run 106 00:10:09.600 --> 00:10:16.480 of the game. I'm a jestic two run blast to right and Cleveland keeps 107 00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:22.799 pouring it on, leading twelve to nothing. Calhoun's fifth home run since joining 108 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:31.159 Cleveland. Twelve to three ended up being the final score as the Guardians took 109 00:10:31.159 --> 00:10:35.919 this series opener with Texas, and after the game, Lucas Giolito talked about 110 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:39.799 his stellar performance and this his third start with the Guardians. Yeah, I'm 111 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:43.120 a type of starter. I like to throw every fifth day, and so 112 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:48.360 being here five man rotation, been able to do that. Had an extra 113 00:10:48.440 --> 00:10:50.679 day coming into this one just because of the off day, but you're used 114 00:10:50.720 --> 00:10:54.279 to that as a pitcher. But yeah, being here, being in this 115 00:10:54.399 --> 00:11:01.759 environment with these guys, it's been very nice after a very hectic, uh 116 00:11:01.960 --> 00:11:07.679 you know month plus. So yeah, today felt good. Started that kind 117 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:13.840 of Yeah, the slider last starting this start, I was able to like 118 00:11:13.919 --> 00:11:16.919 really get over and finish it to create more depth on it. And so 119 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:22.200 it's been like a good third pitch for me. Uh, these last two 120 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:28.000 whereas earlier in the year, when it's more struggle, uh commanding it and 121 00:11:28.279 --> 00:11:31.279 it would get too flat. So it's been it's been a good pitch these 122 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:37.320 last couple starts, specially today being able to play it off of the fastball, 123 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:39.360 which I was able to command at the top of the zone much better 124 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:52.919 than I have previously. And super you'rest Yeah, does that kind of no 125 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:56.000 matter how big leases, Yeah, I usually want to keep a more neutral 126 00:11:56.039 --> 00:11:58.639 reaction, but like with how the game was going, I want to go 127 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:03.000 out a nice one, two, three inning and you know, giving up 128 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:05.720 a hit like that where you know, you get in on the guy's hands 129 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:07.639 and it just like hit, it literally hit the line. I kind of 130 00:12:07.679 --> 00:12:11.679 like let out a little frustration in the moment there, but you know I 131 00:12:11.759 --> 00:12:16.279 was able to kind of refocus and get back on track to finish the ending 132 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:20.480 strong. But yeah, I want to I also want to say, like 133 00:12:24.440 --> 00:12:28.200 Bo was fantastic the whole the whole night. You know, my first start 134 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.759 pitching to him did not go well, and that's on me. Uh, 135 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:37.039 he was really really good. Like pregame when we were talking about the lineup, 136 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:41.000 we had a very very clear approach of what we were going to do, 137 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:46.279 and then we executed that. His framing was fantastic. As pitch calling, 138 00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:48.039 we got into a very nice rhythm, and so I want to give 139 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:52.840 a lot of credit to him, because you don't do it alone as a 140 00:12:52.879 --> 00:13:01.960 starting pitcher. Having an outing like tonight just that's yeah. I really think 141 00:13:03.039 --> 00:13:07.399 it was because I was able to command my fastball well, which is something 142 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:11.399 I haven't been doing probably the last couple of months, being able to live 143 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:13.279 at the top of the zone. When I can do that, then I 144 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:18.360 can let that change up and slider play below. And so we were able 145 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:20.799 to keep that like north south approach going and uh, you know, limit 146 00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:26.559 contact for the most part. More baseball through the weekend. The Guardians will 147 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:31.279 take on the Rangers at six ten on Saturday night and then on one forty 148 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:35.080 first pitch to wrap up the brief home stand on Sunday afternoon. Stay with 149 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:39.480 us. 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When strike 157 00:14:07.679 --> 00:14:11.879 said he's gold Progressive Casual teen insurance company affiliates another insurance discount not available in 158 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:28.360 all states or situations. Here's the two two called strike three on the outside 159 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:33.360 corner number five for Logan Allen Allen from the stretch, the two oh swung 160 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:39.120 on and at sky to write creeping in on it is Loriano, He's under 161 00:14:39.159 --> 00:14:43.799 it and he takes the catch to retire the side. Another solid inning for 162 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:48.919 Logan Allen. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you from 163 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:52.480 Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians are taking on the Rangers this 164 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:56.919 weekend. Earlier in the week, Logan Allen turned in another fine performance as 165 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:03.000 on Wednesday in San Francisco, gol Logan Allen pitched well, and like most 166 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:07.879 rookie starters in September, he's starting to surpass previous innings pitch totals for the 167 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:13.080 year that he's ever had in professional baseball, and he says he feels like 168 00:15:13.200 --> 00:15:18.200 his stuff has held up just fine over the long season. Yeah. Absolutely, 169 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:20.360 I think I feel like I'm in a good place physically. My stuff 170 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:24.159 feels good and uh over ready to take the ball every fifth day, So 171 00:15:24.159 --> 00:15:26.919 I'll feeling good. Anything surprised you as you get deeper into your first major 172 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:31.559 league season, Uh no, I think it's just getting getting more comfortable, 173 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:33.279 getting to all these new stadiums, feeling more comfortable around all these guys, 174 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:37.000 and just you know, feeling just like I fit in a lot more than 175 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:39.440 than cut probably in the my you know, earlier times of here. You 176 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:43.320 mentioned that seeing new stadiums, and you get a chance to pitch in San 177 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:46.639 Francisco and we were talking earlier. What is it about that place that you 178 00:15:46.759 --> 00:15:52.000 really enjoyed on Wednesday? Oh, just so much history. I think you 179 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:54.399 kind of alluded to it to the you know, great, great fan base, 180 00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:56.559 but uh no, just all the history, you know, seeing the 181 00:15:56.759 --> 00:15:58.519 splash shots, you know, Naylor getting able to add to it. But 182 00:16:00.039 --> 00:16:02.080 now it just really cool to be out there and just you know, taking 183 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:04.639 all the history where so many great players have played Logan Allen joining US Guardian 184 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:07.960 starting pitcher, one of three rookies who has really made an impact. And 185 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:14.080 how much do you and Tanner Byby and Gavin Williams share information on what you're 186 00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:17.399 going through and how you're trying to get there. Yeah, I think we 187 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:18.799 all kind of look to each other. We're all on a very similar boat 188 00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:22.039 where we're kind of all just trying to take it and stride and you know, 189 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:25.440 roll the punches when we do kind of have struggles up here. But 190 00:16:25.519 --> 00:16:27.600 I think that we, you know, got a good kind of core group 191 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:30.919 that we can kind of stay together for a good little bit and you know, 192 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:33.600 work off each other and build of each other and hopefully be good for 193 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:37.919 a long time. And you're fortunate and that you reach the banter leagues pretty 194 00:16:38.000 --> 00:16:41.840 quickly. And when you talk about innings and you mentioned how you're still feeling 195 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:48.759 good, you hear development people say you know that major league innings are different. 196 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:52.279 Have you noticed that? And if so, what is the difference in 197 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:56.279 a major league inning as they compile as opposed to minor league inns. I 198 00:16:56.320 --> 00:17:00.320 would just say you don't have as many innings that are stress free. I 199 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:03.039 think at any any point, any any batter and any lineup can kind of 200 00:17:03.079 --> 00:17:07.559 put together those good at bats where it can take a ten pitch inning and 201 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:10.480 turn to a thirty pitch inning and just kind of that high stress every single 202 00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:14.599 every single ending. I think that that's the biggest difference between the big leagues 203 00:17:14.599 --> 00:17:18.079 and being in the minor leagues. I think that you have you experienced some 204 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:18.839 of that in the minor leagues, but up here, I think it's just 205 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:22.960 a lot more frequent, and you know, a five inning day can can 206 00:17:22.039 --> 00:17:25.400 be a lot more tolling than a five inning start in the minor leagues for 207 00:17:25.480 --> 00:17:30.160 sure, and team wise, obvious it's been frustrating certainly as you get deeper, 208 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.000 I know it here. What do you seeing? No as as you 209 00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:36.240 get into these last two weeks in terms of what the team wants to accomplish, 210 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:37.680 all right, I think we can just worry about, you know, 211 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:41.039 trying to play good baseball every day and go out there and just execute, 212 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:44.480 you know, make our pitches and you know, put good swings on going 213 00:17:44.599 --> 00:17:47.279 good pitches in the zone. I think that you know, whether we are 214 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:49.799 in the standings wherever it may be, and you just gotta come out there 215 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:52.240 and play every day and not look too far ahead, and just you know, 216 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.039 be where you are, be where your feet are, and just try 217 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:56.519 to win every day. It's worked well for you for sure. Thanks a 218 00:17:56.559 --> 00:18:00.279 lot for coming, b I appreciate it. Thank you so much. That's 219 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:03.599 Logan Allen, one of three rookies in the starting rotation now for the Guardians, 220 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:07.559 and all three really pitching well here down the stretch. Stay with us. 221 00:18:07.599 --> 00:18:11.599 We'll visit with another rookie who's been back and forth between the pen and 222 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:15.880 the rotation. That's Xavian Curry. After this time out on the Cleveland Clinic 223 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:30.440 Guardians Radio Network, Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you 224 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:34.599 from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians are off to a nice 225 00:18:34.599 --> 00:18:40.680 start on this brief homestand with a twelve to three win over the Texas Rangers 226 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:44.599 on Friday night. Xavian Curry has put together a real nice season for the 227 00:18:44.680 --> 00:18:48.000 Guardians, as he worked out of the bullpen to begin the year, then 228 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:51.960 was in the starting rotation for a while and looking back at the beginning of 229 00:18:52.039 --> 00:18:55.319 the season, he was initially sent to the minor leagues at the end of 230 00:18:55.400 --> 00:18:57.839 spring training, but he got a late reprieve due to injuries, made the 231 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:02.559 club out of camp, and he hasn't looked back because he's put together a 232 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:06.440 solid rookie season. Oh yeah, you know that. You know that that 233 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:08.160 couple of days, you know, towards the end of spring training, just 234 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:11.640 going back over to the minor league side for a couple of days and then 235 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:17.440 getting a call that you know, I could possibly be departing with the team 236 00:19:17.519 --> 00:19:19.680 once the season starts. You know, just you know, I do think 237 00:19:19.720 --> 00:19:25.039 about that and like I just kind of look back and just say how blessed 238 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:27.119 I am to even still be here in September. You know, it's been 239 00:19:27.160 --> 00:19:30.000 a whole season now, and you know the kind of the way I say, 240 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.799 as somehow, some way, I've still been a part of this team 241 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:37.799 the whole time, and that's just that's just a blessing, uh in itself. 242 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:41.440 So you know, I do look back at that time and just really 243 00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:45.400 well realize, like wow, like you know, if this would have happened, 244 00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:48.440 if that would have happened, like you know, certain things would would 245 00:19:48.480 --> 00:19:52.440 would be different. So just like understanding that it's just a blessing and that 246 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:56.440 guy has a plan for me and you were in a role that that long 247 00:19:56.559 --> 00:20:00.880 relief role for a long time early in the season that you can get caught 248 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:03.200 in that if you have a good outing but pitch a lot of innings sometimes 249 00:20:03.279 --> 00:20:06.640 they need a fresh arm. But that never happened for you. And how 250 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:10.799 appreciative are you of Tito and the coaching staff for saying, hey, he 251 00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:12.599 pitched, well, let's keep them here and we'll figure it out. Yeah, 252 00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:15.720 you know, and uh, you know, I am very appreciative of 253 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:18.759 just the coaching staff, hand and pitch and staff to even you know, 254 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:22.920 give me the opportunity to to be in that long relief role and to just 255 00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:26.599 like like you said, just give me a fair chance to like, you 256 00:20:26.640 --> 00:20:30.359 know, say, he did pitch good, and you know we're gonna we're 257 00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:33.119 gonna try to keep giving them opportunity. So just for them to trust me 258 00:20:33.279 --> 00:20:37.640 in too, just like I say, even keep me here this whole time 259 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:40.160 and just let me be a part of this team. Let me, let 260 00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:41.720 me pitch at the major league level, let me let me travel, and 261 00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:47.519 let me just experience baseball in a different like. I am very appreciative of 262 00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:49.279 them for, like like I said, just giving me the opportunity to play. 263 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:52.279 We saw you a little bit last year. You made your debut, 264 00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:56.440 most of your season in the minor leagues. But your stuff has been good 265 00:20:56.519 --> 00:21:00.400 up here this season. Are you that lunch better of a picture you think 266 00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:03.920 from from this time a year ago? You know, honestly I would I 267 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:07.200 would say no. Me personally, I probably feel like, you know, 268 00:21:07.319 --> 00:21:11.559 maybe even last year, I was probably just as far as in the minus 269 00:21:11.599 --> 00:21:15.039 like a little better like I, you know, might have had a little 270 00:21:15.079 --> 00:21:17.720 better stuff. But I would say I feel like here, you know, 271 00:21:17.839 --> 00:21:21.319 just and even through spring training, like obviously just stand in the weight room, 272 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:23.920 stand stand uh in contact with the pitching staff in the offseason, just 273 00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:29.920 trying to work on things to improve. And then I think a big help 274 00:21:30.119 --> 00:21:33.200 was getting here, and like like you said before, just playing here, 275 00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:37.680 like having an opportunity to just pitch in in that long relief role. You 276 00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:41.200 know, it allowed me to how I say, it allowed me to get 277 00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:44.400 reps and the at the major league level, allowed me to go out there 278 00:21:44.519 --> 00:21:47.039 and to test my stuff, like to be able to say, okay, 279 00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:49.839 I've been working on this, on execute my slider like this in the bulletpins 280 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:52.839 with the pitching staff, so let's see how that plays when I go into 281 00:21:52.880 --> 00:21:56.720 games and just honestly just even talking to the other guys on the pitch and 282 00:21:56.759 --> 00:22:00.039 staff, picking their brains and just trying to out like okay, like you 283 00:22:00.119 --> 00:22:03.240 know, how how how do you pitch this guy? How what is your 284 00:22:03.319 --> 00:22:07.200 understanding of the zone, like when you're trying to throw a curveball where you're 285 00:22:07.240 --> 00:22:08.680 trying to start it. And just like like I said, I would say, 286 00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:12.880 I think I just learned more about pitching at the major league level and 287 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:15.799 just you know, and for the most part of the season, just honestly 288 00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:19.200 even being able to just watch you know, our guys go out there and 289 00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:22.839 pitch and just you know, kind of model my my my game plans after 290 00:22:22.880 --> 00:22:26.200 there is and just watching how they had how they had success. So just 291 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:30.480 being able to just be up here and play here and and watch here and 292 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:34.160 just just learn and just kind of soak up everything that I felt like I 293 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:37.200 needed to soak up to make myself better, you know, kind of like 294 00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:42.519 the like the Kobe Bryant effect. You know, he said something video that 295 00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:47.559 I saw, but just basically he used the world to help him become better 296 00:22:47.640 --> 00:22:51.119 at basketball. You know, everything was kind of catered towards you know, 297 00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:53.200 how can this help me in basketball? And that's kind of the approach that 298 00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:56.079 I take, you know, just soaking up everything that I can to to 299 00:22:56.240 --> 00:22:59.920 be able to, you know, use it to make myself a better person 300 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:03.079 as a better baseball player. Xavion Curry joining us, you get that chance 301 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:07.759 to start after spending the year in the bullpen and made several starts. What 302 00:23:07.880 --> 00:23:11.920 does that mean to you to get back into rotation As someone who's been a 303 00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:15.240 career starter, you know, it means a lot just to like I said, 304 00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:18.079 just to even have the opportunities to say, okay, you know you've 305 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:22.400 been a long leaf ro you know, maybe now we need a starter, 306 00:23:22.519 --> 00:23:25.240 so you know, we'll give you a chance to to start end. You 307 00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:27.880 know, just being able to, like I say, just even get the 308 00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:30.559 reps as a startered just you know, test myself to see, okay, 309 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:34.319 how can end and after end and can I come back and you know, 310 00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:37.880 be able to get these guys out. So just just being able to get 311 00:23:37.920 --> 00:23:42.839 that experience and just to to get this picture experience for it for my first 312 00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:45.960 year, you know, I feel like it it'll really helped me build a 313 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:48.640 foundation in a in a stepping stool in my in my career to be able 314 00:23:48.680 --> 00:23:52.640 to just build off this and learn from this, you know, take the 315 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:55.119 good, take the bad, you know, take the bad out, and 316 00:23:55.319 --> 00:23:56.759 take the good out, and take the okay out and just be able to 317 00:23:57.160 --> 00:24:00.400 kind of you know, bottle all that up and just you know, be 318 00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:03.039 able to just take my game to the next level. You're a rookie, 319 00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:06.400 you get to go to all these fun cities and I know at Georgia, 320 00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:10.279 Techet, you had a chance to travel to here in San Francisco, a 321 00:24:10.359 --> 00:24:14.359 great tourist city, and you and some teammates went to Alcatraz, is one 322 00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:18.079 of the great tourist attractions here in San Francisco. What did you think and 323 00:24:18.119 --> 00:24:21.440 what did you see over there? You know, honestly that that that was 324 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:23.839 that that was great that I was able to get out. You know, 325 00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:27.799 I would say I probably haven't tooken great advantage of, you know, being 326 00:24:27.839 --> 00:24:30.599 able to travel to all these cities and just be able to get out and 327 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:33.920 explore because you know, I try to uh spend some times just resting, 328 00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:37.960 but to be able to go go to Alcatraz and just you know kind of 329 00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:44.400 see that historical you know, monument just here. It was, it was, 330 00:24:44.519 --> 00:24:45.160 it was. It was honestly cool, you know, to be able 331 00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:48.880 to just take the boat ride over and just kind of like, you know, 332 00:24:48.039 --> 00:24:52.319 just be able to experience something different. You know, you know, 333 00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:56.759 you never really get to to see like landmarks like that, you know, 334 00:24:56.960 --> 00:25:00.519 I guess in a in a normal day when you're when you're kind of working. 335 00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:03.559 So just being able to go over there and just like you know, 336 00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:07.680 experience that, see the see the prison, just kind of hear the stories 337 00:25:07.799 --> 00:25:10.920 of of what took place on that, on that and then just honestly just 338 00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:12.920 being there and just kind of like looking out and understanding that, you know, 339 00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:17.640 like that those people were even like the families that worked there, like 340 00:25:17.680 --> 00:25:21.480 they were just they were all just stuck on Alcatraz, you know. So 341 00:25:21.640 --> 00:25:22.680 it was it was. It was cool. So you go over there with 342 00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:27.240 Will Brennan and the Nailer brothers. It's legend that even if you could escape 343 00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:32.480 from Alcatraz, there's no way you make it swim to shore because of the 344 00:25:32.599 --> 00:25:34.680 sharks. So of the four of you, any of you could could make 345 00:25:34.720 --> 00:25:38.680 it swimming that debate. The whole time we were there, like we were 346 00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:41.920 kind of saying at the time, just looking and we were like, you 347 00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:44.480 know, like your life depends on it, Like you can't swim from here 348 00:25:44.799 --> 00:25:47.480 to here. And we're like, yeah, maybe, but like if you 349 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:49.799 just ex out the sharks, maybe you can you can swim, but if 350 00:25:49.839 --> 00:25:55.359 you add the nature effected to it, like, nah, you probably can't 351 00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:57.640 make it. But I mean, you know, actually, I think someone 352 00:25:57.720 --> 00:26:03.519 told us that they actually do like annual swim there like where I think, 353 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:07.119 yes, that's one of the local stores. They like an annual swim where 354 00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:11.240 people can kind of like swim the distance of Alcatraz to the through the shore 355 00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:15.599 and I was like, okay, that that sounds kind of cool, but 356 00:26:15.680 --> 00:26:18.200 I'll pass on. That all part of a rare visit for the Guardians to 357 00:26:18.240 --> 00:26:21.880 San Francisco. Xavian, thanks a lot for coming by. I appreciate it, 358 00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:25.799 no problem, Thank you for having me. That's x Avion Curry talking 359 00:26:25.839 --> 00:26:30.359 about a tremendous season and also some fun times that he has had with his 360 00:26:30.440 --> 00:26:34.279 teammates in recent weeks, and certainly he's been a big key to that pitching 361 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:38.079 staff board Cleveland. Stay tuned. We'll have our final segment after this time 362 00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:45.839 out on the Cleveland Clinic, Guardians Radio Network, Baseball, basketball, pickleball. 363 00:26:47.839 --> 00:26:51.440 Those are sports and people love sports. If you love sports, you 364 00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:55.640 should know this. Drivers who switch and save with Progressive could save hundreds deceiving 365 00:26:55.680 --> 00:26:59.680 of anything to do with sports. No, the people love sports. So 366 00:26:59.839 --> 00:27:04.200 I'm yelling sports out, hockey, swimming, goof not all sports of the 367 00:27:04.240 --> 00:27:08.599 word ball in there, So save bid when you switch to Progressive those sports 368 00:27:08.680 --> 00:27:22.440 teams Progressive Casualty Insurance Company unifiliates. Potential savings will vary. Welcome back to 369 00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:27.319 Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, 370 00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:32.279 where the Guardians are taking on the Rangers this weekend. Meanwhile, the Double 371 00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:36.920 A Ball Club in Akron is winding down its season. Rops Her Folios the 372 00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:40.720 director of player development, and he says the Double A level always seems to 373 00:27:40.839 --> 00:27:44.680 be where you really start to separate some things in terms of players who can 374 00:27:44.799 --> 00:27:48.920 move on or players who may be hitting the top of their potential. And 375 00:27:48.039 --> 00:27:52.160 he says he's encouraged by the overall progress that many have made at the Double 376 00:27:52.200 --> 00:27:56.200 A level this season. Yeah. I first off, ros you know, 377 00:27:56.279 --> 00:28:00.599 it's almost a sad time of the year. With the A ball season wrapping 378 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:04.480 up and last couple of weeks been doing some exit meetings with with those players 379 00:28:04.599 --> 00:28:07.599 and making sure that you know, they have a chance to sit down with 380 00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:11.960 our staff and review their season and playing some of the off season. And 381 00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:15.640 we'll do the same with some of our upper level teams that are finishing here 382 00:28:15.640 --> 00:28:18.400 in the next couple of weeks. But the Acron group in particular has been 383 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:26.160 you know, a really young position player group in particular, and some some 384 00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:30.079 pictures kind of getting their first taste of upper level baseball and and you nailed 385 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:34.559 it just what a separator level AKRON or the Double A level tends to be. 386 00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:38.000 And you know, we've had a handful of guys that have have had 387 00:28:38.079 --> 00:28:44.839 some you know, great learning opportunities throughout the year, both on field off 388 00:28:44.920 --> 00:28:49.000 field. So the challenges that come with adapting to that level are are unique, 389 00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:52.640 and you know, proud of how the guys have have hung in there 390 00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:56.240 and battled through and just continue to try and focus on how they can get 391 00:28:56.319 --> 00:29:00.559 better and prepare themselves to be impactful major leaguers in the future. Well, 392 00:29:00.640 --> 00:29:04.839 let's start on that position player side, and we've talked about this player a 393 00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:08.119 lot really from from the start of the season and maybe even back to spring 394 00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:14.519 training infielder Jan Brito and you look across the board and his offensive numbers are 395 00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:18.079 really strong and and how did he grow this season as he went through the 396 00:29:18.160 --> 00:29:19.920 year at Double A. Yeah, so, you know, Brita obviously our 397 00:29:21.039 --> 00:29:25.960 first year with him after the trade at the end of the season last year 398 00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:29.440 for Nolan Jones. And you know, this is a young player that really 399 00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:33.920 from the second he showed up, whether it was in our Dominican facility or 400 00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:37.559 Arizona facility, and then eventually this year has just been really impressive from a 401 00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:41.880 maturity standpoint. You know, his focus with how he goes about his work, 402 00:29:42.000 --> 00:29:47.000 and then I think his performance to your points obviously spoke for itself. 403 00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:49.319 And you know, we've asked him to play multiple positions on defense, to 404 00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:56.319 really continue to try and push his athleticism and ultimately give him as many opportunities 405 00:29:56.359 --> 00:29:59.440 to get into a major league line up in the future as we possibly. 406 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:03.799 He's done a really good job at second and third and you know that's where 407 00:30:03.799 --> 00:30:07.119 he's played primarily, and just exposing him to some new things I think has 408 00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:11.200 been really great. And he's only handled the bat from both sides of the 409 00:30:11.279 --> 00:30:17.319 plate at a high level. So a young, exciting player that just continues 410 00:30:17.480 --> 00:30:22.519 to want to be coached and want to improve all we can really ask out 411 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:25.880 of our guys. So it's been a pleasure to work with him. We 412 00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:29.559 had a chance to meet Pete helping in spring training. He played a couple 413 00:30:29.559 --> 00:30:33.440 of Major league games, and how did his season go from start to finish? 414 00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:36.799 Their finishing up at the Double A level with a lot of games under 415 00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:40.799 his belt. Yeah, so you know, we talked about the position player 416 00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:45.480 group. I think Pete in fact, was one of the youngest players will 417 00:30:45.559 --> 00:30:48.279 to start the year, and you know, to be challenged in that sense 418 00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:53.880 is it is really fun for us in the player development world because that comes 419 00:30:53.960 --> 00:30:59.160 with on field and off field learning and Pete's had to adjust to all of 420 00:30:59.240 --> 00:31:03.039 that and you know, another young player in our organization. It just has 421 00:31:03.240 --> 00:31:07.000 a high level upside and we're really excited to get our hands dirty with him 422 00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:10.720 in the offseason. Can you look at Milan Tolentino most of the year at 423 00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:14.880 Lake County but called up and has spent the last little while with Akron. 424 00:31:15.279 --> 00:31:18.200 The numbers don't jump out, but but what did you see in as short 425 00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:21.319 time as he moved up a level to get ready for next season. Yeah, 426 00:31:21.400 --> 00:31:26.000 so you know, you look at Milan's year almost into two pass one 427 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:29.319 of Lake County, where you know he's one of the best offensive performers on 428 00:31:29.440 --> 00:31:32.799 that team. He always plays great defense. You know, that's such a 429 00:31:32.960 --> 00:31:36.519 calling card that he has, Like similar to Burrito. We've asked him to 430 00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:41.319 bounce around a little bit and he's done that with incredible poison maturity and just 431 00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:45.880 continue to get better at all three. But a guy that you know can 432 00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:48.759 really glove it and we think has a chance to play up the middle, 433 00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:52.440 and I know that he struggled a little bit on offense, which again, 434 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:56.599 you know, these these opportunities are great learning opportunities for us, and we'd 435 00:31:56.759 --> 00:32:00.400 rather than happen in the minors, and we would in the big leagues. 436 00:32:00.480 --> 00:32:06.480 So the fact that we're able to use this and and respond to it in 437 00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:10.480 a productive manner and take it how Milan's thinking about it and how we're looking 438 00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:15.079 to support them. Chased a lot of former number one draft pick of the 439 00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:17.079 Guardians, a top round pick, you move them up for it. For 440 00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:21.880 the last a couple of weeks of the minor league season. Why is that 441 00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:24.160 important to get a look at him at Double A before the end of the 442 00:32:24.240 --> 00:32:28.440 year. Yeah, it's a great call out. And you know, Chase 443 00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:30.920 was with Lake County obviously, had was coming back from the injury at the 444 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:35.200 start of the year and Lake County was in a playoff push, and you 445 00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:37.960 know, we think playing meaningful baseball at the end of the year is is 446 00:32:38.039 --> 00:32:42.039 really important for our guys. We hope that's something they do when they're in 447 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:45.119 the big leagues and we want them to have some experience with that under their 448 00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:47.759 belt. So, you know, we had Chase battling it out with Lake 449 00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:52.240 Counting down the stretch and then just thought this last week of the year as 450 00:32:52.799 --> 00:32:54.960 a great opportunity for him to go get a taste in the Double A level 451 00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:59.079 and some of the things that come with the level of just you know, 452 00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:01.119 being in the club house and getting a chance to meet more of our staff, 453 00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:06.160 and you know, we expect Chase to partake in some upper level baseball 454 00:33:06.200 --> 00:33:07.599 next year, and just thought it would be a good way to acclimate him 455 00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:12.279 to some of the challenges he'll have in the future. Rob Sortfolio, the 456 00:33:12.319 --> 00:33:15.000 director of player Development, for the Guardians joining us. We're talking double a 457 00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:20.119 Akron as their season winds down, and when we moved to the mound, 458 00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:23.839 we talk pitching. Who are these guys Bieber and Mackenzie who have slided into 459 00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:28.880 the rotation this week? What is happening down there? Well, first off, 460 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:30.759 it's great to get those guys healthy. Those are tea names that I 461 00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:35.559 hope to see in our major league starting rotation at some point soon. But 462 00:33:35.680 --> 00:33:38.559 you consider them prospects a little bit, yeah, a little bit. But 463 00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:42.599 on a serious note, one of the cool things of having those guys either 464 00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:46.480 they were interacting with sort of our Lake County group last week and now those 465 00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:51.640 guys getting a chance to do that in Akron this week is it's a really 466 00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:54.920 unique opportunity for young players to be around some major leaguers that have had success. 467 00:33:55.079 --> 00:34:00.680 So, you know, while those guys aren't as excited as we are 468 00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:05.279 to see them back in minor league uniforms, some cool learnings that comes out 469 00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:07.559 of that from just them being around young players and those guys getting a chance 470 00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:10.639 to pick their brains a little bit. And let's go right to the bullpen. 471 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:16.199 Franco Alaman. You look at his numbers, they're ridiculous. Nobody's getting 472 00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:21.239 on base against this guy. How come what's he doing well? First off? 473 00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:25.360 I mean he throws in the upper nineties and has a pretty impressive slider. 474 00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:30.719 So that's a good starting point for a back end of the relief reliever. 475 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:36.639 So when you know, he's got a real chance to do some good 476 00:34:36.679 --> 00:34:39.199 things in the bullpen, and as you noted, has not walked anybody. 477 00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:43.960 I've struck out a lot of guys and hasn't given up a lot of hits. 478 00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:45.960 And you know, I think that's a credit to just his growth as 479 00:34:46.000 --> 00:34:51.079 a professional dating back to when he first came to us from the University of 480 00:34:51.159 --> 00:34:54.760 Florida, and just how he's so dedicated to his work on and off the 481 00:34:54.840 --> 00:35:00.159 field is really impressive. And you know, a guy that we're excited to 482 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:02.920 have and I think that could help us out here in the coming years. 483 00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:08.039 And another member of that bullpen is Tyler Thornton, who also spent some time 484 00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:12.840 at Lake County but finishes at Akron And what have you seen from him? 485 00:35:13.360 --> 00:35:17.119 Yeah? You really really similar narrative to to Frank. A back end of 486 00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:22.079 the reliever in the minor leagues force right now, that has created a ton 487 00:35:22.159 --> 00:35:25.679 of swing and miss. You know, Tyler creates some really unique angles with 488 00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:30.440 with how he goes about it, but can pitch fills up the zone. 489 00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:36.159 Yeah, you know this this is another guy that you might not appear on 490 00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:40.920 prospect lists just yet, but has potential to help us out. And similar 491 00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:43.800 to Will Dion, like, you know, we're not we're not on the 492 00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:46.360 finish line by any stretch of the imagination, but you know, we have 493 00:35:46.440 --> 00:35:51.840 an opportunity with him to continue to get better and hopefully pave the path for 494 00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:53.800 him to help our major league team in the future. And I'm not sure 495 00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:58.679 if it's fair to lump all all three of these guys together, but they've 496 00:35:58.760 --> 00:36:04.000 kind of gone to Akron and compiled smittings and looks like they're in that rotation 497 00:36:04.519 --> 00:36:08.400 every fifth or sixth day, depending Doug Nakazy, Tommy Mason, and Jack 498 00:36:08.559 --> 00:36:15.559 Leftwich. And what have they done just to continue to develop and continue to 499 00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:17.639 be relevant. Well, you know, first off, those all three of 500 00:36:17.679 --> 00:36:22.039 those guys are guys that you know, we're really excited to have in the 501 00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:25.639 organization. They have starter attributes, They really worked their tails off, So 502 00:36:27.239 --> 00:36:30.079 you know, we talked about it from the jump of a what a separator 503 00:36:30.199 --> 00:36:34.079 level double A is. These are guys that are getting really their first full 504 00:36:34.159 --> 00:36:37.519 taste of that level this year, so you know, we expect them just 505 00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:39.639 to continue to get better and better, especially knowing the way that those guys 506 00:36:40.039 --> 00:36:45.400 go about their business and dedication to just the improvement process. So guys, 507 00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:49.960 we're looking forward to working with here as the offseason approaches. Well, Rob, 508 00:36:50.039 --> 00:36:52.039 thanks for the update on Akron, our final one of the year for 509 00:36:52.119 --> 00:36:57.039 the Double A Club and our last visit. We'll talk about Columbus and the 510 00:36:57.119 --> 00:37:00.840 year that they've had, but always appreciate the time and catch up any soon. 511 00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:05.360 Looking forward to thank you for having me. That's robster Folio, the 512 00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:07.880 director of player development for the Guardians, and that's going to do it for 513 00:37:08.039 --> 00:37:13.519 this week's edition of Guardians Weekly. Thanks as always to Brian Motzay for his 514 00:37:13.639 --> 00:37:16.880 help in putting together our show each week until next week when we join you 515 00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:21.960 from right here at Progressive Field. 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