WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:07.400 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:51.359 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:51.439 --> 00:00:57.039 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from Oakland, 4 00:00:57.119 --> 00:01:02.359 California, where the Guardians are opening their season with four game series against the 5 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:04.760 Oakland Athletics. Coming up a little bit later on in our show, we 6 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:10.959 will visit with two pitchers who made the ball club as non roster invites at 7 00:01:10.959 --> 00:01:15.079 the end of spring training. A familiar name to be sure to Guardians fans, 8 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:19.120 Carlos Carrasco. We'll hear from Cookie in just a little bit. We'll 9 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:23.319 also check in with Director of player Development Rob Serfolio and get the lowdown on 10 00:01:23.560 --> 00:01:27.400 Jake de Lauter's spring and how he sets up for the season to come, 11 00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:32.879 and also get a preview of the Columbus Clippers. But first I look back 12 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:36.799 at opening night in Oakland Thursday night. The Guardian's looking to get off to 13 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:41.400 a good start in the managerial career of Steven Vote, and you can't do 14 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:45.319 much better than have Shane Bieber on the mound on opening night. He's been 15 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:51.079 terrific in his four prior opening game starts for the Guardians, and Thursday was 16 00:01:51.159 --> 00:01:55.920 no different in his fifth consecutive opening day start, which tied a franchise record. 17 00:01:56.159 --> 00:02:00.760 He looks sharp early. Here's the payoff. A mess got him again, 18 00:02:01.480 --> 00:02:06.040 so Bieber strikes out the side. Oakley gets a a hit, but 19 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:09.479 no damage. Now the two two swing and a miss on the heater. 20 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:15.759 Bieber has struck out six or through two. The Guardians would get Bieber some 21 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:21.360 runs support starting in the second inning thanks to a pair of doubles, first 22 00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:25.319 David Fry and then Tyler Freeman. The pitch a swing in the line right 23 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:30.280 BA hint to left center, that'll score. David Fry, HiT's in the 24 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:34.520 gap, cut off fivel A Day throws to second head first slide safe for 25 00:02:34.639 --> 00:02:39.520 the double is Tyler Freeman and the Guardians take oh one nothing lead, and 26 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:46.520 Freeman literally beating out Miles Straw for the center field job at least part of 27 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:53.120 the time, comes through with an RBI double in his first at bat, 28 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:58.080 and that is part of why Tyler Freeman was asked to learn how to play 29 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:04.520 center field and why he's getting a chance to play multiple positions because of his 30 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:07.000 bat and the offense really got it going. In the fourth, with the 31 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:13.719 bases loaded and andre Semenez at the plate, here's the pitch swung on line 32 00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:16.960 drive center field that gets down for a base it one run will score. 33 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:23.879 That's it coming across as Nailer Fry advances to third. Everyone else moves up 34 00:03:24.199 --> 00:03:30.439 and it's an RBI single from Andreas Semenez, his first hit on the season. 35 00:03:30.919 --> 00:03:35.719 Drives in a run and the Guardians now lead it to nothing. And 36 00:03:35.759 --> 00:03:39.360 then Austin Hedges came through. Big pitch in this game. Payoff pitch coming 37 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:45.000 to Hedges. Here it is swung on ground ball to short backhand pick up 38 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:47.719 Allen one play. It's at first and he pulls the first basement off the 39 00:03:47.759 --> 00:03:54.360 bag. All hands are safe and two runs will score. It was a 40 00:03:54.400 --> 00:04:00.199 slow roller in the hole between third and short. Allen got to it the 41 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:06.120 shortstop charging in, but his throat to first pulled Noda off the bag and 42 00:04:06.240 --> 00:04:13.159 he couldn't control it, and Hedges is safe at first base. And after 43 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:16.319 that it was Brian Rochio capping off the big inning. Here's the pitch to 44 00:04:16.439 --> 00:04:19.879 Rochio. He swings and grounds it to third over the bag. Fairball. 45 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:25.319 Down into the left field corner. It goes grounding third, heading for home 46 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:29.399 and scoring. As he meant, Az Hedges will try and score two, 47 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:36.079 and he will without a throw. It's a two run double for Brian Rocchio 48 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:44.120 and the big inning is on for the Guardians. It is now six nothing 49 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:50.439 Cleveland and here comes Mark Kotsey. That is it for Wood. Wow did 50 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:56.279 that blow up in a hurry? Meanwhile, Bieber stayed hot, continuing to 51 00:04:56.319 --> 00:05:00.480 shut down the Oakland bats. Six nothing Cleveland. The kick and delivery and 52 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:05.319 a swing and a mess and a slider away. Bieber has struck out eleven. 53 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:14.120 Remember he has the club record for opening day fourteen strikeouts against Kansas City 54 00:05:14.160 --> 00:05:19.759 in six innings in twenty twenty, Brent Rooker the batter as Shane Bieber not 55 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:24.720 eighty two pitches, lets it fly and the pitch hit high in the air, 56 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:29.439 fairly deep center Freeman drifting back, plenty of room. He'll squeeze it. 57 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:32.480 Well. We'll see if Shane Bieber comes out for the seventh inning, 58 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:38.839 they may feel like six is enough. We shall see. But Bieber has 59 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:44.480 been brilliant tonight. We talked about it all spring and he has followed up 60 00:05:44.519 --> 00:05:47.480 that talk with the way he's pitched tonight. Man does he look good? 61 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:51.680 And then the Guardians added to the lead in the ninth inning thanks to Jose 62 00:05:51.879 --> 00:05:59.639 Ramirez. The cent the pitch swung on, pilt it deep, bright field, 63 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:04.279 It's got a chance off the wall, cares back toward the infield. 64 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:09.720 Kwan hits thirties coming home. Ramirez makes the turn on his way to third 65 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:16.240 with a stand up triple. He hammered it halfway up the fifteen foot wall 66 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:24.519 in right, and an RBI triple by Jose Ramirez makes it seven nothing Cleveland 67 00:06:24.600 --> 00:06:29.000 here in the ninth inning, and boy, everybody is getting into the act 68 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:34.759 and the Guardians. If you wanted to draw up a near perfect scenario for 69 00:06:34.879 --> 00:06:41.600 Opening Night, this would be it. David Fryes sack Fly brought home Ramirez 70 00:06:41.639 --> 00:06:45.439 to make it eight nothing, and then Nick Sandlin came on to finish things 71 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:48.839 up in the bottom half of the ninth inning. So the A's are down 72 00:06:48.920 --> 00:06:55.800 to their last strength and Stephen votes one strength away from winning in his major 73 00:06:55.920 --> 00:07:00.879 league managerial debut. Into the motion, here's the two to two who check 74 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:12.279 swing straight three call ballgame and game number one belongs to the Cleveland Guardians as 75 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:18.399 they dominate the Oaklanes here tonight in the season opener eight to nothing. So 76 00:07:18.480 --> 00:07:23.439 it a satisfying win for the Guardians, the first in the managerial career of 77 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:27.839 Steven Vote, and Shane Bieber was outstanding. We talked to him before the 78 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:31.519 game prior to his start and he talked about the off season that set the 79 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:35.439 table for him to get off to a great start in twenty twenty four. 80 00:07:36.279 --> 00:07:40.759 Yeah, I think the thought process started, you know, throughout my rehab 81 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:46.360 process last year. The majority of it came from wanting to go in and 82 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:50.199 get what they call him O cap, like a motion capture picture of a 83 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:56.439 throw mechanics, you know, see if we could deduce anything from those, 84 00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:00.360 and ultimately found out that they were they were all right. And so it 85 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:05.160 was the emphasis transition into building arm strength and getting ready for string training, 86 00:08:05.199 --> 00:08:09.199 so getting ready for the long haul thirty plus starts, and uh to stay 87 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:15.480 healthy throughout throughout everything. You know, It's it's a fun off season to 88 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:22.839 emphasize and look back upon because my work was different. I always, you 89 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:24.480 know, do my best and work as hard as I can in the off 90 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:30.240 season, but it's I think everybody likes to. You know, the headlines 91 00:08:30.279 --> 00:08:33.080 come from being able to do something differently and kind of go out on a 92 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:35.639 limb and try something different. And I was able to do that and fell 93 00:08:35.639 --> 00:08:37.600 in love with the process and the h and the routine of it all. 94 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:41.679 And so I'm very happy with how everything went. The look into your delivery. 95 00:08:43.759 --> 00:08:46.000 Were you surprised that it came back? Okay, just from the standpoint 96 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:50.960 of it, seems like you have one of the cleanest deliveries in the game, 97 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:54.000 so maybe it shouldn't have been a surprise. Yeah, right, So 98 00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:58.320 I guess it was kind of good and bad, right, because it's like, 99 00:08:58.600 --> 00:09:00.480 oh, well, I'm not throwing as hard, I feel good, 100 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:03.480 i feel like it's coming out good, and I'm just not seeing the numbers 101 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.639 that I want to see. And so, you know, kind of hoping 102 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:11.879 there was a quick fix in there, but there wasn't. So, like 103 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:18.759 I said, like the transition, the emphasis transitioned over to just building arm 104 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:24.000 strength, working on a build up, building health and resiliency and you know, 105 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:28.039 taking advantage of rest days and kind of building those out throughout the entire 106 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:31.120 offseason, and that way you can step on it when you need to step 107 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:35.399 on it and get used to get back used to throwing hard and emphasis on 108 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:37.960 really letting it need on the days that you could. And I feel like, 109 00:09:39.159 --> 00:09:43.279 you know, the body just kind of gets used to that and looking 110 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:46.279 forward to continuing that and keeping it going. And you alluded to Steven Vote 111 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:52.320 a little bit earlier his first game as manager of this ball club. Transition 112 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:54.799 for the team, a first time that that you've been here, that there's 113 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:58.960 been a different manager, And how has that transition gone? Pretty smoothly, 114 00:09:58.000 --> 00:10:07.279 honestly, Voter and Albi and Kai and everybody that's come in. You know, 115 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:13.200 we've had some steady points like Carl and Chris and so many others. 116 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:18.639 So it's been a great mix of new along with some steady, steady faces 117 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:20.600 as well, and that brings in some new energy, some new ways of 118 00:10:20.639 --> 00:10:24.679 going about things, some new thought processes, and I think that's really clicked 119 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:28.799 for some guys, and so the transition has been extremely smooth. I feel 120 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:33.919 like this spring training has been a lot of fun and we're enjoying it. 121 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:35.679 We're just chomping at the bit to get going, enjoy the season. Chain 122 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:39.759 thanks for the time, We'll do thanks well, and so much of what 123 00:10:39.799 --> 00:10:43.440 Bieber said pregame came to fruition during the game as he was terrific with the 124 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:50.000 eleven strikeout performance as he becomes one of the select few to strike out ten 125 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:54.480 or more in multiple games. Now as a starting pitcher on opening day, 126 00:10:54.600 --> 00:11:00.240 just terrific work from Bieber. Stay with us as Guardians Weekly continues on the 127 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:07.480 Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Not to brag, but Progressives Name your Price 128 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:11.039 tool is Mankind's greatest tool ever, even better than the wheel. 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Jim Rosanou's back with you on Guardians Weekly from Oakland, California, 136 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:52.240 where the Guardians are opening their season with a four game series, and 137 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:56.759 it has started very well as they have taken the first two games of the 138 00:11:56.840 --> 00:12:03.120 series. We heard about Thursday nights opener Shane Bieber dominant and plenty of offense, 139 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:07.320 and they scored some runs again on Friday Night in a six to four 140 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:13.720 victory. And it got started early thanks to Jose Ramirez. His next offering 141 00:12:13.159 --> 00:12:20.039 swung on rip deep bright field, down the line. It goes gone so 142 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:26.320 much for the swirling wind. A line drive, two run homer down the 143 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:33.639 right field line for Jose Ramirez and he continues to be a thorn in the 144 00:12:33.679 --> 00:12:39.360 A side and it's two nothing, Cleveland. The Guardians added one more run 145 00:12:39.440 --> 00:12:43.840 in that first inning thanks to a back by A's pitcher Ross stripling that gave 146 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.559 Logan Allen the early three to nothing lead as he made his season debut. 147 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:54.279 Bases emptied two down the pits, swung on a week chopper to short charged 148 00:12:54.279 --> 00:13:01.080 by Rokiel Setz, throws ending over Logan Allen with green ground ball outs and 149 00:13:01.159 --> 00:13:05.559 he keeps the three numbing lead here at the Colosseum. The Guardians were still 150 00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:11.720 in front three to one in the fifth inning when Andre sie Meenez continued his 151 00:13:11.840 --> 00:13:15.639 hot start to the season, stepping in with a runner on base. Here's 152 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:18.320 the pitch to him Andez he swings and lights it down the right field line. 153 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:22.720 Fair ball headed into the corner, scoring is Kwan on his way a 154 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:28.240 second as he Menez and I'll hang on right there with an RBI double and 155 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:33.000 the Guardians now leaded four to one. Later on in the fifth inning, 156 00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:37.120 Will Brennan drove in his first run of the season with his first hit of 157 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:41.000 the season. Now the set and the pitch had swung on and lined the 158 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:46.720 left sinking fast and it gets down for a basin that will allow Jimenez to 159 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:52.200 score. And Brennan, on his first hit of the season, drives in 160 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:58.720 a run and it's now five to one. Guardians. Hokland answered with single 161 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:01.840 runs in the fifth n sixth innings, but in the seventh the Guardians' bats 162 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:05.639 went to work again. Stephen Kuan led off with a double, and then 163 00:14:05.840 --> 00:14:11.320 he Menez Big Night continued the one to one pitch and a swing and trill 164 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:16.039 to right, a base hit down the line, splashes in the water, 165 00:14:16.399 --> 00:14:20.919 bangs up against the wall in the scores Kwan and in the second with another 166 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:28.559 double is Andre Simenez and the Guardians now laid it six to three. Opan 167 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:31.200 got a little closer with a run in the eighth inning to make it six 168 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:33.159 to four, but in the ninth, for the first time this season, 169 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:39.440 Emmanuel Classe came on to try and lock it down. The pitch, he 170 00:14:39.519 --> 00:14:41.759 hits a double play ball to second. He meant us to second. One 171 00:14:41.919 --> 00:14:48.720 relay by Rocchio got him double play ball game and the Guardians win the first 172 00:14:48.759 --> 00:14:54.639 two here at the Oakland Coliseum. Oakland got a couple of guys on in 173 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:58.279 the ninth, but Class gets the game ending double play of four to six 174 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:05.600 to three twin killer and the Guardians have beaten Oakland tonight by a final score 175 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:11.279 of six to four. And after the game, Guardians manager Steven Vote talked 176 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:13.879 about the two and oh start for his ball club. It's huge, you 177 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:16.120 know, I think it speaks to this offense. It speaks to this team 178 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:18.960 that, you know, whenever we happen to give up a run, we've 179 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:22.639 come back the next inning and gotten it right back. And so for us 180 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:26.720 that that's how we have to play. We have to continue to pad the 181 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:30.240 lead. And that was really good baseball tonight. What can you say about 182 00:15:30.240 --> 00:15:33.799 Heimy just how he sung the back the first two nights, but tonight in 183 00:15:33.799 --> 00:15:37.519 particular, I mean obviously came up in two huge situations where we needed you 184 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:39.320 know, run around, third, run around, second execution situations, comes 185 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:43.799 up and hits a double both times. You know, Jimmy just continues to 186 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:46.440 put together good at bats. You know, I know it's been two games, 187 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:50.399 but he had a great spring as well. So himmy, Himmy was 188 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:52.600 the catalyst tonight. Eli struggled a little bit in Arizona, and I know, 189 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.559 change up Arizona, you never know, But how nice is to have 190 00:15:56.679 --> 00:15:58.320 him to pitch the way he did the first two nights. Yeah, Eli 191 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:02.039 has been great. You know, obviously that's a lot of track record there. 192 00:16:02.720 --> 00:16:04.639 You know, we always talk about results in spring training. Sometimes they 193 00:16:04.679 --> 00:16:07.360 matter, sometimes they don't. I think with Eli, we know the type 194 00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:11.960 of picture he is, and he's given us two great performances so far this 195 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:15.120 season, and uh, he's going to continue to get the ball with jim 196 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:17.879 And I know you weren't here to see him up close and personal last year, 197 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:19.320 but what's the biggest difference with him maybe this year at the plate than 198 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:22.600 what he was. He just looks balanced to me, He looks balanced. 199 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:26.519 He look he doesn't look like he's over swinging at all. He's uh, 200 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:30.200 he's just taking what he's getting right now. And you know, he's he's 201 00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:33.240 he's always been a good hitter, and I think the work that he put 202 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:34.440 in this winner to get his swing back to where he wanted to be. 203 00:16:36.080 --> 00:16:37.200 But he's swinging at the right pitches right now, and I think that's the 204 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:41.679 biggest thing. That's pretty good too. Yea's all right, Yeah, No, 205 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.360 I mean, obviously in that weather, you know, it's it's tough, 206 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:48.480 it's tough to see the ball, it's tough to pick up spin. 207 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:51.480 And for him to hit a homer like that to get us on the board, 208 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:53.600 uh, it just got us all the momentum, gave Logan a lead 209 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:57.720 to a lead to take the mound with. And you know, Josey's hosey 210 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:03.519 and uh, I'm justful that he's he's sitting there stupid you guys that they 211 00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:07.759 but two for two, two for four stolen bases. Did you like that 212 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:11.559 aggression or the way you ran the basins? Yeah, I mean, we 213 00:17:11.559 --> 00:17:15.400 we're gonna run the bases aggressive. I thought, you know, a couple 214 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:18.440 of them were close that they could have gone either way. But you know 215 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:21.880 we're going to continue to run, and I think that that's what's gonna happen. 216 00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:23.119 Shaye Shaye Langleer is one of the best throwing catchers in the game, 217 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:26.039 and it took perfect throws to get us. So, you know, I 218 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:29.960 want our guys to continue to be aggressive in the smart and in the right 219 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:33.480 spots, and you know, we're always going to continue to air on that. 220 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:36.240 You know, we have some smart baseball players and you know I trust 221 00:17:36.279 --> 00:17:38.200 them to do what they do. So a real nice start to the season 222 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:44.720 in Oakland. The series continues on Saturday afternoon with a four to seven first 223 00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:48.480 pitch. Same holds true for Sunday for this series finale. Then it's on 224 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:55.000 to Seattle for three at Minnesota for three to wrap up this season opening ten 225 00:17:55.119 --> 00:17:57.559 game road swing. Stay with us when we come back, we will hear 226 00:17:57.640 --> 00:18:03.359 from Guardians pitch Sure, Carlos Carrasco returning to Cleveland and he is in the 227 00:18:03.359 --> 00:18:07.640 starting rotation. We'll talk to him about it when we return after this the 228 00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:36.480 Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhause back 229 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:40.880 with you from Oakland, California, where the Guardians are taking on the Athletics 230 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:45.200 in a four game weekend series. Weather permitting, it was miserable on Friday, 231 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:49.920 and the same holds true at least forecast wise for Saturday, and then 232 00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:56.039 the series concludes on Sunday afternoon before the Guardians pack it up and head up 233 00:18:56.119 --> 00:19:00.720 the coast to Seattle for three and finish their season opening road in Minneapolis next 234 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:07.039 weekend. Carlos Carrasco is part of that starting rotation for the Guardians. He 235 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:11.279 came into camp as a non roster invite on a minor league deal at the 236 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:15.039 age of thirty seven, but after three seasons in New York with the Mets, 237 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:18.480 he was looking forward to coming back to Cleveland, where his best days 238 00:19:18.519 --> 00:19:22.960 have happened in his major league career, and he's also been through a lot 239 00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:26.559 health wise as well. We touched on all of that in this upcoming interview, 240 00:19:26.880 --> 00:19:30.920 but we caught him shortly after he was notified that he had made the 241 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:34.079 roster, and he talked about that moment. Yeah, you know, it 242 00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:37.480 feels good. It feels good to be back in here, and especially when 243 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:41.440 they comit to the office say that I made the roster, opening the roster, 244 00:19:41.720 --> 00:19:48.880 it was a good feeling for me. I feel so happy because the 245 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:52.759 way that I came here with a minor league contra and the way that I 246 00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:57.480 piss I earned it and to receive that that I made the roster, it 247 00:19:57.599 --> 00:20:04.079 was really nice for me. Happy for and digging around. Twenty eleven was 248 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:07.599 the first year that you had made an opening day roster here the first time 249 00:20:07.640 --> 00:20:12.720 around. What do you remember about that day with Manny Acta being the manager 250 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:15.480 at that time. Oh, I remember the same way. They come into 251 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:19.279 the office and say you made the teen, and I'm pretty sure it was 252 00:20:19.319 --> 00:20:25.720 the third star or something like that. And I was really happy because that's 253 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:29.200 that's our dream, you know, when when you come into camp and that 254 00:20:29.279 --> 00:20:32.319 they call you and they say, he you made the teen. It was 255 00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:37.759 really nice for me in twenty eleven when when I made my first opening roster. 256 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:42.400 When you look at how things developed here to get back you had some 257 00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:47.160 time in New York, But how far back were you thinking, maybe, 258 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:49.400 Hey, it it would be neat if I could get back to Cleveland at 259 00:20:49.480 --> 00:20:53.079 some point. And whether it's to finish your career at least continue your career 260 00:20:53.359 --> 00:20:59.079 that that could happen, Listen, I don't know. If you guys know 261 00:20:59.119 --> 00:21:02.599 about last year of the year, they almost I almost got the tray to 262 00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:08.680 hear and I was so happy, but it couldn't happen. As soon I 263 00:21:08.799 --> 00:21:14.119 hear the free agency, we started talking back and forth with Chris Antone so 264 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:18.920 and there was my first choice. There was my first choice and I always 265 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:22.440 have him back in my when I returned from baseball, I want to do 266 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:26.000 with the Cleveland Guardian. Obviously, you had to work hard to make this 267 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:27.359 club and you come in on a minor league deal, so they are they're 268 00:21:27.359 --> 00:21:33.200 all guarantees. But the fan reaction when you signed, I don't know if 269 00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:37.079 you're aware, but people were ecstatic and just assumed you'd be on the team, 270 00:21:37.079 --> 00:21:40.119 which has worked out. But were you aware of that? Yes, 271 00:21:40.240 --> 00:21:45.160 yes, I got so many coals. My social media started getting a lot 272 00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:52.599 that day when I when I when I signed back to the Guardian and a 273 00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:56.640 lot of texts, a lot of social media like EASTA Grant. They were 274 00:21:56.720 --> 00:22:03.599 happy there is saying congratulations to coming back to Cleveland. They were so so 275 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:08.799 nice watching you this spring. It looks like business as usual, but maybe 276 00:22:08.839 --> 00:22:11.759 doing it in a different way. Are you a different picture than the last 277 00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:19.039 time you were here. Oh yes, yes, completely different. Right now 278 00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:27.200 I trust myself more back then. All my pitches I can say right now 279 00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:33.279 is being being crazy. I mean being saying crazy because I can see all 280 00:22:33.319 --> 00:22:37.200 my pitches moving the way I'm pitching now learning you know, coming from New 281 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:41.960 York is it's the same baseball, but depression in New York pitching you have 282 00:22:42.079 --> 00:22:47.720 to go around and everything. But just coming here the way that I was 283 00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:52.960 pitching, screen training and everything, this development myself to getting back the way 284 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:56.920 that I was here in twenty seventeen and eighteen, I just I just find 285 00:22:56.920 --> 00:23:00.279 it. I just find it. I just make a little bit adjustment on 286 00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:04.279 that, and I know that preparation in the off season, you worked a 287 00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:08.200 little bit with Shane Bieber to try and get to a good place. What 288 00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:11.960 was that like reconnecting with him as one of the few players who still hear 289 00:23:12.039 --> 00:23:15.119 from your first time. Yeah, it was really nice. Back in January, 290 00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:21.160 we wasn't dry line working together. That's when I started developing my pitches 291 00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:26.880 on the slided and the sweeper. So we work every day from Monday to 292 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:32.720 Saturday, sometime on Sunday, working every day in there developing the pitches. 293 00:23:33.279 --> 00:23:37.240 Just talked to Beaver back and forth. Actually the curba that the curba that 294 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:41.319 I'm throwing right now is one from Beaver. I just run that from him. 295 00:23:41.640 --> 00:23:47.599 But just development those speeches that I need for the for the season. 296 00:23:47.640 --> 00:23:51.079 It was really nice, all right. The important question. We saw a 297 00:23:51.119 --> 00:23:53.640 photo side by side of the first time you were here in nine when you 298 00:23:53.640 --> 00:24:00.119 first made the club, and then the other day you'd look the same. 299 00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:04.359 You're not aging. What is the key to staying young? You think maybe 300 00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:07.720 the kid is just working every day. I never give up myself, you 301 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:11.559 know, I never give up myself. After what happened twenty nineteen, I 302 00:24:11.559 --> 00:24:15.519 said, listen, I just going to continue to work hard, no matter 303 00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:19.680 what is tay me, no matter what what condition I am, But I 304 00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:23.759 just I just want to continue to work hard, just doing my physical then 305 00:24:25.000 --> 00:24:26.920 running every day. That's the main port for me, so I can get 306 00:24:26.960 --> 00:24:32.200 it more resistant and the exercise. It might not be fair to call you 307 00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:34.720 the clubhouse prankster, but you like to have fun. And then how big 308 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:38.240 a key is that, especially with a young team now and you're an elder 309 00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:44.079 statesman on that team. Listen, I've always been like that trying to have 310 00:24:44.119 --> 00:24:48.319 fun. I said before, it's a long season. We spend a lot 311 00:24:48.359 --> 00:24:52.519 of time together here. I honestly, I spend more time with my teammate 312 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:57.880 than my own family. And I'm just trying to be that guy so they 313 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:03.920 can laugh and they can forget about a little bit of baseball, because every 314 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:07.759 time we'll come here, everythin's baseball baseball. We torn on the TV's baseball 315 00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:10.119 in there. So I just tried to do something a little bit different to 316 00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:12.839 getting gone. Carlos, great to see again. Thank you, all right, 317 00:25:12.839 --> 00:25:17.160 Thank you very much. Carlos Carrasco one of the nice guys in the 318 00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:19.599 game, and it's great to have him back in that starting rotation for the 319 00:25:19.640 --> 00:25:26.440 Guardians. Stay with us on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 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Jim Rose announced back with you for our final segment of Guardians Weekly 328 00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:14.279 from the Oakland Coliseum. Guardians off and running with a two to oh start 329 00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:19.079 to their season after two games games three and four Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 330 00:26:19.119 --> 00:26:23.000 four to seven. Meanwhile, Triple A Columbus is underway. They got their 331 00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:30.160 season started, or at least attempted to this weekend in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 332 00:26:30.319 --> 00:26:36.000 with a series against the Twins Triple A Balclub, but obviously in conditions 333 00:26:36.039 --> 00:26:38.640 that were a little bit chillier than normal that you would expect at this time 334 00:26:38.680 --> 00:26:42.640 of year. But when we visited with Robsorfolio for our preview about Triple A 335 00:26:42.720 --> 00:26:48.400 Columbus, we first talked about the talk of spring training. Chase de Laughter, 336 00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:52.119 the former number one draft pick of the Guardians who has very limited minor 337 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:56.640 league time due to injury, just got back on the field late last summer 338 00:26:56.960 --> 00:27:00.200 and then played in the Arizona Fall League, and wow, was he something 339 00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:04.920 else during spring training. Even though he was not in major league camp, 340 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:10.920 he saw plenty of action in major league games and did he impress. A 341 00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:15.160 tremendous spring for Delatter, with many fans wondering would he be in the big 342 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:19.640 leagues to start the season. But when we visited with Robsortfolio, he talked 343 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:25.319 about the importance of still more development time for DeLaughter. I think everyone in 344 00:27:25.359 --> 00:27:30.480 the organization, Chase included, was really fired up about the spring that he 345 00:27:30.519 --> 00:27:33.200 had, and not just because the way he performed. I think even more 346 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:38.039 importantly is getting to spend some real time with our major league staff, getting 347 00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:41.039 to spend some real time with major league players, like, you know, 348 00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:45.519 for these guys in the minor leagues that have never done morning work next to 349 00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:49.319 Stephen Kwan or you know, listen to the morning meetings and some of the 350 00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:55.680 messages from Voter, like just the experiential impact that that has for you know, 351 00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:57.839 hopefully when these guys do matriculate to the big leagues, like they're that 352 00:27:57.960 --> 00:28:02.119 much more comfortable. They know the guys in the locker room, they know 353 00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:04.279 the staff. So you know, coming into spring training, that was what 354 00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:11.200 we wanted for this group. He wasn't technically in major league spring training. 355 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:14.599 That is correct, But we had a group of you know, younger minor 356 00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:18.839 league players that we expected to go partake in the practices for the first couple 357 00:28:18.839 --> 00:28:23.039 of weeks, and then when there were game opportunities, you know, we 358 00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:26.319 had a group of guys that were ready to go in there and fill needs. 359 00:28:26.359 --> 00:28:30.720 And that was the plan with Chase, I think in a really cool 360 00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:34.400 way. He obviously performed the way he did, and there were opportunities in 361 00:28:34.440 --> 00:28:37.519 the outfield, and the major league staff you know, wanted him out there, 362 00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:41.039 and so he earned every bit of that. It was really exciting to 363 00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:45.039 watch, and you know, I think he you know, really set himself 364 00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:48.400 up for hopefully a great twenty twenty four as a result. And we're in 365 00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:51.559 a day and age where there's no secrets for fans anymore. They know what's 366 00:28:51.599 --> 00:28:55.279 going on. They see the stats, and they wonder, why can't he 367 00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:59.359 be on the major league team right out of spring training. Explain where he's 368 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:02.880 at in his career and why he needs to start at Double A this season. 369 00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:06.079 Yeah, and I think, you know, those narratives are always fun. 370 00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:07.720 Like I think if we put him in a major league game, as 371 00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:11.240 we saw, he could go compete in a major league game today, and 372 00:29:11.359 --> 00:29:15.680 ultimately, these things are really difficult. There's never a black and white this 373 00:29:15.759 --> 00:29:18.519 is the right answer, yes, no, this is where the player needs 374 00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:22.200 to go. What we try and do our best at is just assess where 375 00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:27.240 the player is. Came into last year in a shortened season, battled injury 376 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:32.359 the first half, showed up in Lake County and was fantastic, got a 377 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:34.720 small taste of Double A last year for about a week, played in the 378 00:29:34.720 --> 00:29:38.160 Fall League, did a great job, and then came out and really burst 379 00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:41.599 onto the scene for you know, a lot of fans that probably knew his 380 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:45.880 name but weren't tracking maybe to the degree of skill set that he had. 381 00:29:45.119 --> 00:29:51.160 And ultimately we just feel right now and chatting with him using all the people 382 00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:53.799 across the org, that he's got a great opportunity in Double A to go 383 00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:57.079 out there and play a lot of center field, a lot of right field, 384 00:29:57.519 --> 00:30:00.480 and hopefully do some of the same things that we just saw over the 385 00:30:00.559 --> 00:30:04.400 last month and things will take care of itself after that. But we feel 386 00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:10.559 like that's our best opportunity for him to play the positions defensively that he needs 387 00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:12.960 to continue to work and and get better and also just you know, our 388 00:30:12.960 --> 00:30:17.720 best guess at what the right the location is out of the gates, knowing 389 00:30:17.759 --> 00:30:21.240 that this is a guy that's really talented, and when you have guys that 390 00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:25.599 are really talented like that, oftentimes they show you quickly you know what the 391 00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:29.759 following steps should be. Believe it or not. This is the farm report 392 00:30:29.839 --> 00:30:33.319 and not the chase. A lot of report. But it's been fun to 393 00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:36.079 watch him play, and obviously we could talk about him for a long time. 394 00:30:36.079 --> 00:30:40.440 But let's get to the teams in the system. Columbus will start first. 395 00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:45.319 Let's start with the pitching at Columbus. It's interesting because there's some injury 396 00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:48.279 issues going on, so your rotation might not have as many familiar names. 397 00:30:48.599 --> 00:30:52.519 Yep, that's correct. We have a lot of young players on our forty 398 00:30:52.559 --> 00:30:56.160 men. In general on this roster, I think a guy that fans saw 399 00:30:56.319 --> 00:31:02.079 in spring training and throw really well. We were excited about, you know, 400 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:07.200 just where Joey is with everything. Cantill you know, unfortunately, had 401 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:10.319 a little bit of a hamstring flare up here just over the last couple of 402 00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:14.440 days ahead of the team breaking, so he'll stick behind, He'll work through 403 00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:18.440 a little bit of a rehab progression here in Arizona with the hopes of you 404 00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:19.759 know, a couple of weeks down the road, he'll rejoin that group. 405 00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:23.960 And then you know, Will Dion, a guy that really dominated in Double 406 00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:29.079 A, actually started the last year's season in High A, but was one 407 00:31:29.119 --> 00:31:32.359 of the best pitchers in the Eastern League last year, will be on that 408 00:31:32.400 --> 00:31:36.400 team with a collection of guys that are going to go have a great opportunity 409 00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:40.079 to start. A guy in Gillespie that we got in the minor league Rule 410 00:31:40.079 --> 00:31:44.240 five, and then a couple other internal guys that have really just continued to 411 00:31:44.839 --> 00:31:48.720 develop, some guys we brought in like Aller, and then yeah, like 412 00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:52.720 a name like Hunter Stanley that has continued to just really get better and stay 413 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:56.119 healthy over the course of his career that you know, have an awesome opportunity 414 00:31:56.160 --> 00:31:59.960 ahead of him to get some early outings in Triple A and a back end 415 00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:04.000 like a Franco Alamann. Excited to see him get going. Yeah, he's 416 00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:08.079 he's an exciting arm with just electric stuff and back into the bullpen mentality. 417 00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:13.799 He'll start there as well, after you know, another dominant stint in Double 418 00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:15.880 A, and it will be a fun challenge to see him get his first 419 00:32:15.920 --> 00:32:19.519 taste of Triple A baseball and position player wise, these are going to be 420 00:32:19.559 --> 00:32:22.720 names that are familiar to fans who are listening to spring training games. Man, 421 00:32:22.759 --> 00:32:25.839 it's a lot of good talent that seems to be getting closer by the 422 00:32:25.920 --> 00:32:30.960 day. And that's that's really the message we left those guys with is you're 423 00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:35.079 that one phone call away. So you know, spring training is such an 424 00:32:35.119 --> 00:32:38.559 interesting time for this Triple A group in particular. No one wants to be 425 00:32:38.680 --> 00:32:43.720 told they're going to Triple A. So we talked about this with our guys 426 00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:46.680 of what are the things that they can do to take their game to the 427 00:32:46.720 --> 00:32:52.400 next level. So in that phone call does happen that they are the clear 428 00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:54.799 cut choice to be that the person on the receiving end of that phone call 429 00:32:54.839 --> 00:33:00.160 of we have a major league opportunity. So an exciting young I think these 430 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:05.880 guys have been around for so many years that oftentimes, like people in the 431 00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:09.359 building and maybe the fans as well, just forget the age of Noel and 432 00:33:09.480 --> 00:33:15.119 Brito and Tana and even guys like Daniel Schneeman who burst onto the scene a 433 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:16.960 little bit, you know, from a public sense, here in spring training. 434 00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:21.559 What a talented group. And then you you got Manzardo, You've got 435 00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:25.640 Jonathan Noriguez, like just a handful of guys that are that one step away 436 00:33:25.680 --> 00:33:30.640 that hopefully get off to a great start here and triple out of the gates 437 00:33:30.640 --> 00:33:36.559 and make make that phone call that much that much easier to make for voter, 438 00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:37.880 whoever it is on the other end of the line when a major league 439 00:33:37.880 --> 00:33:42.759 opportunity pops up. Let's stay with Daniel Sneaman for a minute. Not on 440 00:33:42.799 --> 00:33:45.640 the radar from the outside, but I know he was on the inside. 441 00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:50.359 And you've known about this kid for a while as he's progressed through the system. 442 00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:52.920 What can you tell us about him prior to this year's spring training that 443 00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:58.319 maybe indicated that something like the spring he had could happen. Yeah. Absolutely, 444 00:33:58.359 --> 00:34:00.079 So these are the stories that are really fun for us. You know, 445 00:34:00.119 --> 00:34:06.119 a thirty third round pick that from the day Shnee got here, effort, 446 00:34:06.319 --> 00:34:09.960 attention to detail, care like just all things that he's embodied from the 447 00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:15.000 start, and you get picked thirty third in the draft, essentially a thousand 448 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:20.599 thirty third round. That round doesn't even exist anymore. Thousand players go before 449 00:34:21.119 --> 00:34:23.519 you're picked so there were things in his game that when he got here he 450 00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:27.079 knew he needed to get better at, and we really tried to work on 451 00:34:27.159 --> 00:34:30.800 him with a lot of that was was offensively of just like being able to 452 00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:36.000 impact the ball more so, he had some traits in the draft that we 453 00:34:36.000 --> 00:34:39.960 thought we could build upon and that was really where we set his focus and 454 00:34:40.079 --> 00:34:44.360 he did a great job. Like he was a great infielder from the start, 455 00:34:44.400 --> 00:34:47.880 we added versatility to his tool belt so that there were just more pathways 456 00:34:47.920 --> 00:34:51.159 to get into the lineup. He can play center, he can play with 457 00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:53.400 the corners, he can play a really good shortstop, third base, second 458 00:34:53.480 --> 00:34:58.320 base, and he's even stood over it first for us. So that type 459 00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:01.039 of profile is a and just to see him get the most out of his 460 00:35:01.079 --> 00:35:05.400 career, the work he put in in the offseason a lot of our camps 461 00:35:05.400 --> 00:35:09.719 here with our hitting group to really put on the strength and athleticism that he 462 00:35:09.800 --> 00:35:14.239 needed to be able to put a charge into the baseball like he's been doing. 463 00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:16.480 And so, you know, I think last year, two off seasons 464 00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:22.559 ago, we really challenged him with what do you need to do physically to 465 00:35:22.639 --> 00:35:25.000 be able to consistently impact the ball offensively? And this is a guy that 466 00:35:25.079 --> 00:35:30.039 came back like fifteen to twenty pounds heavier, with most of that being fat 467 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:35.800 free mass and strength and power gains, and he's really put that into play 468 00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:37.800 and it's been awesome to see, you know, just like you said, 469 00:35:37.920 --> 00:35:44.480 the Greater Guardians fan base getting some eyeballs on him because he's earned it. 470 00:35:44.920 --> 00:35:49.239 And we'll conclude to Columbus. You have a manager there who knows his way 471 00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:52.239 around the Triple A level arguably one of the hardest levels to be a manager 472 00:35:52.280 --> 00:35:57.920 in all of baseball. And what makes Andy Tracy so good and has you 473 00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:00.800 confident going into this season? Yeah, I think first I might be the 474 00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:06.760 hardest job just in baseball. And we are incredibly lucky to have Trace, 475 00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:13.440 not only because of his experience as a player. That's huge and a competitive 476 00:36:13.440 --> 00:36:17.199 advantage for us. I feel he knows what those players are thinking when things 477 00:36:17.239 --> 00:36:22.239 are going great. He's been the guy that's kind of been sent down many 478 00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:28.559 times before in those thoughts that players have of I'm in this alone and you 479 00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:30.280 know, the orgs out to get me, or whatever the narratives are, 480 00:36:30.280 --> 00:36:34.840 like, he has felt all those things as a player, and just his 481 00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:38.440 ability to use his experiences for the better with our players is awesome, and 482 00:36:38.519 --> 00:36:44.159 I just think we're incredibly lucky from a staff standpoint of Again, his experience 483 00:36:44.199 --> 00:36:46.280 as a player and coach now is like he's been doing this for a long 484 00:36:46.360 --> 00:36:52.639 time. We've challenged him with new staff, guys that have guys that have 485 00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:57.320 played, guys that haven't been at that level yet, and just his willingness 486 00:36:57.480 --> 00:37:04.880 and impact on his peers, I think is where I really just enjoy getting 487 00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:08.880 to call him a teammate and see how he's able to continue and grow himself 488 00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:13.920 but also impact others around him as a competitive advantage for us in triplet. 489 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:19.079 That is Rob Sortfolio, the director of player development for the Cleveland Guardians, 490 00:37:19.280 --> 00:37:22.840 and that will do it for this week's edition of Guardians Weekly. As always, 491 00:37:22.840 --> 00:37:27.199 thanks to Brian Matse for all of his help and putting together our shows 492 00:37:27.239 --> 00:37:30.679 each week until next week when we join you for Minneapolis. 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