WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:07.360 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is front 2 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:48.640 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:54.479 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from Tropicana Field 4 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:58.799 in Saint Petersburg where the Guardians are getting ready to take on the Raisin Game 5 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:03.159 two of the series on Saturday, and then another game on Sunday before an 6 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:06.959 opt day Monday in Cincinnati and two with the Reds to finish up the road 7 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:11.239 swing. Coming up a little bit later on in our show today, we 8 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:15.799 will hear from Rob Sortfolio with a farm report later on Ramone Loriano, one 9 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:21.159 of the newest Cleveland Guardians. Also Cole Calhoun, another Veterans signee on that 10 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:25.799 last homestand and rookie right hander Gavin Williams. They will all stop by and 11 00:01:25.879 --> 00:01:29.400 join us here on Guardians Weekly. But first to look back at the weekend 12 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:34.079 review and a homestand that was completed with a four game series against the Toronto 13 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:38.680 Blue Jayson on Monday. It was a three to one loss to the Chays, 14 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:42.239 put a good battle to start the series and what a night for Guardians 15 00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:48.640 young starting pitcher Gavin Williams on the mound. Toronto had three straight games against 16 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:53.480 Boston in which they had fourteen hits or more in all three games. They 17 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:59.239 have one tonight. Here's the wine, here's the three tune delivery, A 18 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:05.120 swap, bang in a mess. He strikes up Jensen. That is twelve 19 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:12.439 for Gavin Williams. What up performance stretch time at the corner of Carnagiean Ontario. 20 00:02:13.159 --> 00:02:16.919 Scoreless in Northeast Ohio. And again we'll hear more from Williams and just 21 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:21.280 a little bit. The Toronto pitching was terrific in that game too, and 22 00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:23.599 they scored three runs in the final two innings to pick up a three to 23 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:28.319 one win. In Game one of the series, Tuesday night, Game two. 24 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:30.759 More great pitching in this one, but this time the Guardians were able 25 00:02:30.759 --> 00:02:35.280 to get on the board in the second inning thanks to the newest Guardian, 26 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:39.639 Ramon Loriano. In his first Cleveland at bat, Cakuchee hands at the belt, 27 00:02:39.719 --> 00:02:45.080 checks first, another looked the pitch and it swung on granted over the 28 00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:49.599 bag at third, fareball down the left field line into the corner. Gonzalez 29 00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.639 hits third. He's being waved home. Loriano will stay at second with an 30 00:02:53.719 --> 00:03:01.400 RBI double and it's one nothing Cleveland as Gonzalez score from first on a double 31 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:07.360 over the bag of third and down into the left field corner and Loriano's first 32 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:12.400 at bat as a Cleveland Guardian. How about that? That would be it 33 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:15.240 for the offense. Is Toronto starter? You say, Cocouchie shut down the 34 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:21.400 Guardians, but Tanner Biby dominated the Jay's lineup. Here's Paul Deyong, the 35 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:24.280 number nine hitter shortstop with a high fly ball on the left, but that's 36 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:30.719 not going anywhere. Camped under it is Stephen Quan and that'll finish the night 37 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:36.719 for Tanner Baby. Just like last night, Cleveland gets seven shutout innings from 38 00:03:36.719 --> 00:03:40.919 one of their young phenops, a hundred pitches tonight for Tanner Biby, he 39 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:46.639 is something special, isn't he? One nothing? Cleveland Stretch time at the 40 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:51.159 corner of Carnegie and Ontario. Trevor Stephan got the job done in the eighth 41 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.599 and it was Emmanuel class A on in the ninth. You've got people standing 42 00:03:54.599 --> 00:03:59.960 here Progressive Field. The problem is they're holding their breath. One ball, 43 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:03.280 one strike, not a lot of noise. The set and the one one 44 00:04:03.960 --> 00:04:08.639 swung on lifted in the air to center. This should do it. Straw 45 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:14.439 to right center. He's under it. Bowl game and Emmanuel Class has back 46 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:18.560 to back thirty saved seasons. It wasn't easy in the night, but it 47 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:24.480 never is against a club like Toronto. And how about the Guardians getting their 48 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:30.800 twelfth shut out headed by the phenomenal rookie Tanner by me, then Trevor Stephen, 49 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:36.959 then Emmanuel Class. Cleveland a one nothing win over Toronto tonight, so 50 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:41.639 a nice win to square the series up at one win apiece. Logan Allen 51 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:45.759 kept the good pitching going on the mound in Wednesday's game against the Blue Jay's, 52 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:48.079 giving up just one run in five innings of work. But for a 53 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:51.879 second day in a row, one run was enough, this time for the 54 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:57.759 Blue Jays as Kevin Gossman shut down the Guardians bats in Toronto took Game three 55 00:04:57.800 --> 00:05:02.240 of the series one nothing. On Thursday Day baseball in downtown Cleveland. Toronto 56 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:05.639 got the scoring started with a run in the top half of the second inning, 57 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:10.639 but in the bottom of the inning, the Guardians youngsters delivered, starting 58 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:15.480 with a memorable moment for rookie Jose Tana two down, one nothing, Blue 59 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:18.519 Jays for the number nine hitter. The kid Jose Tana, left handed batter 60 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:24.879 at short today and the pitch Tana with a line right pace shit up the 61 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:30.720 middle, his first major league hit, his first major league RBI in the 62 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:36.759 scores Loriano and we've got a one one game. How about that. Jose 63 00:05:38.120 --> 00:05:44.160 Tina, another one of those highly thought of middle infield prospects, has spent 64 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:49.199 the year in double a Akron and he wrote Date two out line drive single 65 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:57.439 a center to score Lauriano and Cleveland, making alec manoah pay for the walks. 66 00:05:58.639 --> 00:06:01.279 And then it was Brian Rokio putting the Guardians in front. The pitch 67 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:04.920 swung on line drive another base hit. This is to the right of center. 68 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:10.120 HiT's cut off by Lucas, but into scores Nailer on his way to 69 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:15.399 second pit first slide in a double as Rocchio beats the throw from Lucas to 70 00:06:15.519 --> 00:06:19.920 the right of center and the Guardians take a two to one lead. And 71 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:26.480 both walks this ending have come around to score as Nailer scores. Tana goes 72 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:32.000 to third. Rookio with that RBI double to the right of center. It's 73 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:38.000 his third main cheligue double, his second main cheligue arbi. He was that 74 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:41.519 same pair in the fifth inning as Tina led off with a double, and 75 00:06:41.519 --> 00:06:46.720 then Rocchio came through again. Manoah with the one two pitch swung on line 76 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:51.000 drive right field base hit maybe extras, yes, it rolls to the wall. 77 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:56.800 Tano will score. Rocchio's on his way to second. He's in with 78 00:06:56.920 --> 00:07:01.120 his second RBI double on the day, and the Guardians now lead it three 79 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:06.480 to one. Wow. The first year players for Cleveland getting it done. 80 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:13.839 Jose Tana with his first major league start today, Brian Rocchio just up from 81 00:07:13.839 --> 00:07:17.399 the minor leagues, and a combo to knock Manoah out of the game. 82 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:20.519 Here in the fifth inning is John Schneider's on his way to the mound. 83 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:26.120 Cole Calhoun drove in one more with a ground out to make it four one 84 00:07:26.199 --> 00:07:30.199 Cleveland. But in the seventh Toronto scratched out two runs to make it a 85 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:32.839 one run ball game, four to three. So once again in the ninth 86 00:07:33.079 --> 00:07:39.160 he was Amnuel Classe without any wiggle room trying to close it out. Cleveland 87 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:43.040 gives one strength away from being three and a half games out of first. 88 00:07:44.279 --> 00:07:51.040 Incredible now the two two swinging on miss ball game, what a slider and 89 00:07:51.279 --> 00:07:57.279 close wipes out de Young in the Blue Jays in the night, and Cleveland 90 00:07:57.399 --> 00:08:03.839 games a split in this four game series against a ball club like Toronto, 91 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:09.319 you really can't pitch any better than Cleveland did, and the end result each 92 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:13.800 team wins two games. Today the Guardians with a four to three win over 93 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:18.639 the Blue Jays, so the Guardians split the series with the Blue Jays, 94 00:08:18.680 --> 00:08:22.000 and then it was on to Saint Petersburg to open up the series with the 95 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:26.319 Rays on Friday night, a wild ball game, Guardians tied it with three 96 00:08:26.399 --> 00:08:31.360 runs in the ninth, only to see it slip away when Wander Franco hit 97 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:33.440 a home run to walk it off in the bottom half of the ninth inning. 98 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:37.639 Tampa Bay nine, Cleveland eighth, the final score. Stay with us, 99 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:41.399 We'll be back with more after this on the Cleveland Clinic, Guardians Radio 100 00:08:41.480 --> 00:08:48.240 Network, and Progressive. We love sports and sending your money, so we'd 101 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:52.080 bundled them together. The final horse now in the gate and they're off, 102 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:56.279 shutting off of a double turloo jump, leaving a difficult seven ten splint as 103 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:00.440 there's movement on the inside rail only nine ten s them. Now is the 104 00:09:00.440 --> 00:09:03.480 head of the final could anisle their neck and neck pitch down to the last 105 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.759 frame. Here comes the actual job. They bundled their home on auto insurance 106 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:13.320 with Progressive of it when strike sendings, Gold, Progressive, casualteen insurance company 107 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:28.639 affiliates and other insurance discot not available in all stats or situations. Welcome back 108 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:35.200 to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you from Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, 109 00:09:35.240 --> 00:09:39.799 Florida, the Guardians and Rays meeting in a weekend series. Gavin Williams 110 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:43.240 will be on the mound on Saturday, and he was terrific in his last 111 00:09:43.279 --> 00:09:48.159 doubting on Monday night at home against the Blue Jays, pitching seven scoreless innings 112 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:52.480 twelve strikeouts to establish a new career high. He allowed just one hit and 113 00:09:52.559 --> 00:09:56.720 we caught up with him on Tuesday and he says some great advice from veteran 114 00:09:56.759 --> 00:10:01.039 pitcher Cal Quantrille has really helped him over his last couple of starts. I 115 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:05.960 mean just talking with Cal, I mean me and him just been going over 116 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:09.919 things from like my past three or four outings. Really, I mean I 117 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:13.399 keep asking him what he sees and he keeps giving me feedbacks and just just 118 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:18.759 building off of that really, and how valuable is that. Obviously you have 119 00:10:18.879 --> 00:10:22.679 great coaches here, but to talk to a veteran player who's been through that 120 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:26.159 before as well, how important is that? I mean, it's super important. 121 00:10:26.679 --> 00:10:31.000 He's going through it his rookie year. I mean he's been in here 122 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:33.639 three or four years. I don't really know how long yet, but I 123 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.960 mean that feedback is definitely very helpful where there are certain periods of the game 124 00:10:39.080 --> 00:10:41.639 last night where it was clicking in and he said, Ah, this is 125 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:45.200 what I need to be doing to get deeper into games. Uh yeah, 126 00:10:45.240 --> 00:10:50.200 absolutely. I mean, just going back on it with Caw, I mean, 127 00:10:50.440 --> 00:10:54.360 the biggest innings really are the fifth, fifth, and six innings really, 128 00:10:54.240 --> 00:11:00.600 so you look back at a dozen strikeouts and obviously strike out they're fun 129 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:05.159 for anybody. Were you aware in terms of history and how often that has 130 00:11:05.279 --> 00:11:09.000 or has not happened in Indian's history. Maybe after the game, No, 131 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:13.279 absolutely not. I didn't see it until somebody tagged me in it on Twitter. 132 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:16.879 I think it was again you look at great games that you've had. 133 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:22.720 We were talking before we went on about a college game that you had at 134 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:26.840 the highest level in the nc DOUBAA tournament against Vanderbilt. What do you remember 135 00:11:26.919 --> 00:11:30.679 about that that day or night that turned out to be a big strikeout game 136 00:11:30.759 --> 00:11:33.759 for you. I mean, I think it was just a pictures at all. 137 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:35.960 I mean, he hit Kumar on the other team. He had eleven 138 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:39.799 just going against each other. It was it was pretty fun. And you're 139 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:43.159 facing Vanderbilt, which has such a great reputation. But what did it mean 140 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:46.320 for your school, least Carolina to be on that spotlight and have you be 141 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:50.000 a part of that. I mean, that's where we always wanted to be. 142 00:11:50.399 --> 00:11:52.320 We can play with well, yeah, we can play with anybody, 143 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:58.159 it doesn't matter who it is. But I mean we competed with everyone. 144 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:01.679 And when you talk about compete, you're getting deep in your season here, 145 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:05.559 and I know a common theme has been how all the three rookies in the 146 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:09.360 rotation hold up and how long will they pitch? How are you feeling right 147 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:13.320 now as you get deeper into it here in the month of August, I 148 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:15.799 mean, I feel good. I'm gonna pitch as long as they let me, 149 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:20.279 so hopefully that's till end the season. But whenever they tell me to 150 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:22.240 stop, that's what I'm gonna stop. It's been good stuff for sure. 151 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:26.480 Gavin, thanks for coming by. I appreciate it. Thank you. That's 152 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:30.840 Gavin Williams, who is back on the mound on Saturday down in Saint Pete 153 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:35.600 against the Rays. Well, the Guardians lineup has been bolstered somewhat by veteran 154 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:39.279 outfielder Cole Calhoun, who had been in the minor leagues all season long for 155 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:43.960 the first time in ten years. But he's back in the major leagues with 156 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:48.080 the Guardians, and the former Angel and Diamond back, among others, has 157 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:52.279 had a nice impact on the ball club in his first week with the team. 158 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:54.240 He's played some first base, he's played some outfield, and he was 159 00:12:54.279 --> 00:13:00.279 in the outfield on Monday night made a tremendous diving catch in right field, 160 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:03.440 and we caught up with him the next day to ask him about that catching 161 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:07.240 and where it ranked for him in a long career as an outfielder. Yeah, 162 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:11.080 I mean, it's uh, it was definitely up there. It's it 163 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:13.320 was a long way to go. I had only had one ball hit to 164 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:18.000 me earlier in the game and took a stab at it and came down with 165 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:20.799 it. So if I could think back to a few, there's a few 166 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:24.000 that stick out, but that one, that one ranks up there pretty high. 167 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:26.840 I think kids who played a game, they always want to make those 168 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:31.480 kind of plays. But as you get deeper into too professional baseball, and 169 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:33.720 especially at the major league level, what are some of the things that you 170 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:37.919 consider when you're trying to make a play like that. Yeah, I mean, 171 00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:41.159 to be honest, a lot of guys probably think about a lot of 172 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:43.799 things. And I don't know, I've never really possessed that trade. It 173 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:48.159 was just really go catch it. And you know, it was since I 174 00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:50.600 was young. I used to love diving around and catching balls, and I 175 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:54.159 thought, that's that's been one of the my favorite parts of the game, 176 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:58.080 especially on the defensive side. And it's funny now I watched my son do 177 00:13:58.159 --> 00:14:01.120 the same thing throwing balls and he's diving all over the place, and I 178 00:14:01.159 --> 00:14:05.039 don't know, maybe it's just in eight, I guess, but now that's 179 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:09.519 the only thing going through my mind. Was get there as quick as I 180 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:11.840 can. If I've got a chance, I'm gonna go for it. And 181 00:14:13.039 --> 00:14:16.879 you were back in your natural position here though you've had an opportunity to play 182 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:20.080 some first base for the first time in a long time. What are the 183 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:24.600 challenges that have been there that they maybe are not readily A parents who a 184 00:14:24.600 --> 00:14:26.960 lot of folks who think that first baseball that's an easy spot. Anyone can 185 00:14:28.039 --> 00:14:31.679 play over there. Yeah, I mean, I think being a guy like 186 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:35.080 like, I have played in the outfield pretty much my entire career, and 187 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:39.480 so I've had a little bit of experience at first base, but that was 188 00:14:39.519 --> 00:14:43.320 a long time ago. And so I've always prided myself on defense, and 189 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:48.360 so anytime that something comes up, it's like, I want to go out 190 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:52.759 and succeed for the team, especially on the defensive side. You want to 191 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:54.480 do it on the offensive side too, but it's a game of failure on 192 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:58.759 the offensive side, not so much on the defensive side. So I think 193 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:03.480 I think over there, there's just some some instincts that that come with experience 194 00:15:03.600 --> 00:15:07.320 that you know, I may not possess quite yet. I mean, it's 195 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:11.120 just going to take some some time over there and playing and getting comfortable. 196 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:16.279 And uh comes down to those those two balls on Sunday right there that you 197 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.120 know, I feel like I should have caught, And I think with a 198 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:22.440 little bit more experience. I may have gone about those balls a couple of 199 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:26.879 different ways, but you know, I'm just gonna keep working and keep on 200 00:15:26.879 --> 00:15:31.279 getting better over there. And post game, you took some responsibility for that 201 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:35.519 front end center. Why do you think that's important, especially someone at your 202 00:15:35.559 --> 00:15:37.840 stage of the game and where you are in this situation. Yeah, I 203 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:43.120 just I think that's important because this is a this is a tough game, 204 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:46.039 you know, and and I've been around for a little bit and and I'll 205 00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:50.679 be able to deal with it. I think, Uh, some other guys 206 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:54.039 that you know, it affects them big time, you know, And so 207 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:58.639 I think me being able to take that is, uh, is just a 208 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:00.679 good way to go about it. I think, good game, you you 209 00:16:00.720 --> 00:16:03.000 give it to everybody else. In bad game, you, you take it 210 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:07.600 all upon yourself. Cole Calhoun is joining us recently acquired by the Guardians, 211 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:11.039 and call you. You were back in the minor leagues for the first time 212 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:15.120 in a long time earlier this season. H what's kept you going and and 213 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:19.440 got you through that period before you got back here? Yeah, I uh, 214 00:16:19.799 --> 00:16:22.440 it's been a while. It's been a while since I since I've been 215 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:26.080 down and then in Triple A, and uh, you know, I'm I'm 216 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:32.240 approaching ten years of MLB service time and I'm a little bit short, and 217 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:34.559 I wanted to get back and get an opportunity to get that. That's kind 218 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:40.200 of what kept me going. That was what motivated me too, to go 219 00:16:40.279 --> 00:16:45.279 through this season and keep on grinding like I've been grinding, and so get 220 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:48.799 an opportunity to to get back up here and you know, and and help 221 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:51.600 a ball club that that is right in the thicket things. And so that's 222 00:16:51.720 --> 00:16:55.720 that's exciting. I want to come up here and play well and do what 223 00:16:55.759 --> 00:16:59.519 I can to help this team win, and you know, see where see 224 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:00.759 where this year takes us. It's been a wild ride so far, so 225 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:04.440 we'll see what happens. And you have a teammate Daniel Norris, who somewhat 226 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:07.440 similar spent a lot of time in the major leagues and ended up going back 227 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:11.200 to the minor leagues for a while this season. He said there were some 228 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:15.200 positives to it. Were there some positives there that maybe the way you look 229 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:17.279 at the game a little bit, Yeah, I think it puts some things 230 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:18.519 in perspective. It really does. I mean, I don't want to say, 231 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:22.279 you take anything for granted up here, but I was up here for 232 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:26.319 a long time, you know. And when you go back to Triple A 233 00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:30.279 and the game is I mean, it is miles away from where it is 234 00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:34.039 in the big leagues, being at the Triple A level and just atmospheres, 235 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:38.119 crowds, a competition level, I mean, you name it. And so 236 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:42.839 getting back up here and like the first day back in the stadium and like 237 00:17:44.119 --> 00:17:47.000 looking up hit and VP throwing a ball around, it was just like it 238 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:49.519 puts things into perspective that this is this is awesome, this is cool, 239 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:56.799 This is such a fantastic place to be in, like truly truly living a 240 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:00.319 dream. So definitely brings that back to the four from Cole. Thanks laugh 241 00:18:00.359 --> 00:18:03.279 for their perspectives. Appreciate it, no problem, Thank you. And some 242 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:07.960 great veteran perspectives from Cole Calhoun. And he has been a nice addition to 243 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:29.279 this ball club. Stay with us. We're back with more after this now. 244 00:18:29.319 --> 00:18:33.920 The next delivery to Jansen swung on lifted in the air, fairly deep 245 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:40.599 right far show wants to tag catch is made by Loriano. He'll fire on 246 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:48.279 the flight a third and staying put's far show, Oh my smart play by 247 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:55.720 Dalton varshow he knows about the bazooka attention to the right shoulder of Ramone Loriano 248 00:18:56.119 --> 00:19:00.480 and he fired it to third on the fly far show would have been a 249 00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:06.440 dead pigeon. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you from 250 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:11.200 Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Guardians and Rays meeting this weekend and 251 00:19:11.240 --> 00:19:15.759 then the five game road swing continues in Cincinnati on Tuesday night. Ramon Loriano 252 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:21.359 is another outfielder that the Guardians have added to their roster with good major league 253 00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:25.160 experience, who has claimed off waivers from the Oakland Athletics earlier in the week. 254 00:19:25.519 --> 00:19:29.039 Flew in on the red Eye Monday night and made his Guardians debut on 255 00:19:29.079 --> 00:19:32.799 Tuesday, and when we caught up with him, he talked about what a 256 00:19:32.799 --> 00:19:36.680 wild week it had been for him coming to a new team. It's been 257 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:40.480 a you know, fresh air has been a blessing at the same time, 258 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:45.039 and I'm just really excited I'm here in the Indians and it's such a great 259 00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:49.160 organization that people on see from the outside and you see it from from across 260 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:52.720 the field and during the times where these teams have played each other, Oakland 261 00:19:52.720 --> 00:19:56.359 and Cleveland. What were your impressions of the organization then and how has it 262 00:19:56.400 --> 00:20:02.680 gone so far? Very early in your Cleveland career. It's just how advanced 263 00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:06.319 they are in everything. I feel like. Obviously, I got a friend 264 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:11.160 here at Ramirez and he used to tell me so many great things about it 265 00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:14.680 all these years. So so yeah, I'm I'm excited now that I'm here. 266 00:20:15.480 --> 00:20:18.319 And you were with a team that was having a difficult season both on 267 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:21.720 and off the field, with so many things going on about moving the franchise, 268 00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:25.319 all of that. How difficult was it to be the best you could 269 00:20:25.359 --> 00:20:30.400 be in that situation. It's a it's a hard question, you know, 270 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:33.279 because I don't like, I'm not an excuse person, because you know, 271 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:37.559 you need to control what you have to do on the field, you know, 272 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:40.799 and you're working and all that, and I did all that. It's 273 00:20:40.839 --> 00:20:45.480 just it's just really hard with all everything is going on off the field with 274 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:49.799 the with then he actually it really impacts the players in the clubhouse on the 275 00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:53.880 field, and uh, and yeah, I mean not adrenaline during the games. 276 00:20:53.880 --> 00:20:57.720 He felt like extended games I remember, And but you know, I'm 277 00:20:57.759 --> 00:21:02.400 just I'm just so happy I'm here. I really do feel like I got 278 00:21:02.440 --> 00:21:07.319 called up. When you look at your game, I know you're throwing arm 279 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:11.440 is one of the best in baseball. For some players, that's a gift 280 00:21:11.480 --> 00:21:14.400 from a young age. They just they have a great arm. How about 281 00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:17.759 you? How did you develop that type of arm where you can make tremendous 282 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:22.640 throws without a thought? Is a guy given thing, without a doubt. 283 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:23.920 But I have worked on it, you know, I have worked on it. 284 00:21:25.039 --> 00:21:27.440 You know, I got some mobility. I got some mobility in my 285 00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:30.359 arms, so I can throw different angles and stuff, and I try to, 286 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:34.839 you know, be as accurate as I can and uh manly speed. 287 00:21:36.039 --> 00:21:41.039 Uh you know, throw throw hard, but throw it with accuracy. So 288 00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:44.599 yeah, I worked a lot on that. More fun to make a great 289 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:48.160 defensive play maybe throw someone out on the basis than it is even to do 290 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:52.160 something big at the plate. Uh yeah, I mean I would love to 291 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:55.039 do both, you know, And that's what I'm planning on. And yeah, 292 00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:59.160 I'm just really excited. So the year you're having offensively looks like some 293 00:21:59.240 --> 00:22:03.359 of the periphery now are really good. And how do you feel about where 294 00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:06.720 you're at as you join a new ball club. Look, I feel great. 295 00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:10.880 I think it's that it's that was I don't. I don't feel not 296 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:15.440 even close to. That's who I am. I know why and uh and 297 00:22:15.440 --> 00:22:19.680 and this team knows why. That's why they got me. And uh so 298 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:23.920 I just for me. He's just staying healthy and not s lying to people's 299 00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:29.799 knee or or get here by page by ninety a and play with that broke. 300 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:33.000 And I think he's just for me. He's just uh, just go 301 00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:36.440 out there and play and you know, health and that's a good luck with 302 00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:37.640 a fresh start. Thanks for coming back, Thank you, Thank you every 303 00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:42.200 ship. That's Ramone Loriano, who's had some nice moments in his first week 304 00:22:42.279 --> 00:22:47.960 with the ball club and certainly a nice addition with some veteran presence for this 305 00:22:48.079 --> 00:22:52.119 team heading down the stretch. Stay with us. We'll go from veteran presence 306 00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:56.039 to the youngest of the young minor leaguers and get a report from the farm 307 00:22:56.079 --> 00:23:02.160 system from Robs or Folio when we return on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 308 00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:07.240 Progressive knows we're all trying to save right now. Hey, at least 309 00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:10.319 we're still enjoying baseball on a Saturday night, right, even if it is 310 00:23:10.519 --> 00:23:14.319 T ball. Yeah, the tickets to the majors are just so expensive now, 311 00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:15.799 and who knows, maybe we're seeing a pro in the making. Sure 312 00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:22.000 in the twenty years. How is he safe? Boo to substinct the ump 313 00:23:22.039 --> 00:23:25.480 is only fourteen. We don't really do that. Oh my bad. You're 314 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:30.200 doing a great job. Progressive offers you satings without sacrifice, So save big 315 00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:33.160 win. You buddle home and auto for there's a casualty insurance company, affiliates 316 00:23:33.160 --> 00:23:48.720 and other introvers. Guardians Weekly continuing from Saint Peter's Burg Tropicana Field, where 317 00:23:48.720 --> 00:23:52.359 the Guardians are taking on the race this weekend, and we try and catch 318 00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:56.240 up with robster Folio on a regular basis. He's the director of player development 319 00:23:56.359 --> 00:24:00.920 for the Guardians, and he was with the Columbus Clippers this week in Toledo. 320 00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:07.160 Pitching depth, obviously has been something that's been tested this season for Cleveland, 321 00:24:07.440 --> 00:24:11.000 and one potential candidate if the need were to arise for yet another starter 322 00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:17.279 at the major league level his heart throwing right hander Joey Cantillo, and Rob 323 00:24:17.359 --> 00:24:22.279 talks about what he's seen from Cantillo recently with Columbus. Yeah, I think 324 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:26.119 you know, this is a guy that that has just thrown the ball really 325 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:33.559 well throughout the entire course of this season. He started with Akron and pretty 326 00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:41.720 much dominated the Double A level from a strikeout standpoint week contact and just has 327 00:24:41.839 --> 00:24:45.119 continued to grow. I mean, he was in the futures game for US. 328 00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:47.519 You just kind of look at Joey. One of the things that's really 329 00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:52.680 impressive about him is some of the things that people don't see away from the 330 00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:56.240 seven o'clock window when he's actually out on the mound. But the way that 331 00:24:56.279 --> 00:25:02.640 this guy goes about his business in between starts, how he approaches his bullpen, 332 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:07.960 always trying to get better. It speaks a ton of about him as 333 00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:11.599 a character. And just you know why we're so excited about the potential ceiling 334 00:25:11.640 --> 00:25:15.799 for this guy, and it's been fun to watch him get challenged here in 335 00:25:15.839 --> 00:25:22.200 Triple A. You know, I think early on making that adaptation to advanced 336 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:26.359 hitters at the Triple A level, like you'll see guys that different than Double 337 00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:30.000 I sometimes that have quite a bit of major league experience, and I think 338 00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:33.559 some of that shows up and their approach and how they're able to kind of 339 00:25:33.599 --> 00:25:37.119 combat some of the things that are pitchers, especially young pitchers, have had 340 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:41.039 success within the past, and it's been a great learning experience for Joey to 341 00:25:41.119 --> 00:25:45.240 kind of get some of that in game feedback and then make his own adjustments 342 00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:48.480 to continue to be more and more of a complete pitcher. So we're seeing 343 00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:51.799 a lot of the same stuff. I mean, this guy has a four 344 00:25:51.880 --> 00:25:55.839 pitch mix as fastball has been up to ninety eight miles prior this year, 345 00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:59.880 which is which has been impressive. As Vilo was really a big focus for 346 00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:03.119 us when he came over in the trade a couple of years ago with San 347 00:26:03.160 --> 00:26:06.720 Diego, and now that we're seeing that consistently, it's a lot about his 348 00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:11.119 secondary and attacking the strike zone and making sure that you know, he can 349 00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:15.359 get the most out of the quality four pitch mix that he has by being 350 00:26:15.400 --> 00:26:19.720 able to land all those in zone and attack hitters and stay ahead and account 351 00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:23.240 to get deep into games and pitch efficiently. So it's been a it's been 352 00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:29.000 a fun season and a lot of learning opportunities for Joey and he's taking advantage 353 00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:32.599 of them. Not to lump these two together, but a couple of depth 354 00:26:32.640 --> 00:26:37.079 pieces that we've seen already at the major league level this season, Hunter Gattis 355 00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:41.519 and Peyton Battenfield. Battenfield battling injury and now coming back from that. But 356 00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:45.519 what are you seeing from them as you look at their numbers? And certainly 357 00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:47.960 it's been up and down at the Triple A level, But what are you 358 00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:51.200 seeing at this point in time for both? Yeah, you know, so 359 00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:55.599 with Battenfield you noted it of coming back from the injury, and that's always 360 00:26:55.599 --> 00:27:00.480 difficult in season of been trying to you know, find your feet underneath you 361 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:06.920 again and getting back to competing at a high level, but also making sure 362 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:11.039 that that you're one hundred percent healthy. Is is a challenge for guys. 363 00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:14.480 And you know, watching Peyton kind of got through his work yesterday and talking 364 00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.880 with him a little bit, you know, that's where he's at again. 365 00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:19.200 You know, I think with Gadis too, trying to find the things that 366 00:27:19.480 --> 00:27:23.200 when these guys were at their best in the past, what we're we seeing 367 00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:27.200 from them from a you know, arsenal standpoint and from the delivery standpoint, 368 00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:32.079 and really trying to gear our efforts towards both of those things. And Gadis 369 00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:34.359 went out and through the ball really well last night, and I know, 370 00:27:34.599 --> 00:27:38.559 Owen dow and Cody McKell and the pitching group had had some things they wanted 371 00:27:38.640 --> 00:27:41.920 him to work on when it came to pitch selection, and I thought he 372 00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:45.480 did a great job of that last night. So really it's you know, 373 00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:49.200 that focus of how do we get these guys back on track to hopefully continue 374 00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:53.359 to get better and eventually be you know, quality major league options for us, 375 00:27:53.359 --> 00:27:56.599 and trying to take advantage of every rep that they have at the Triple 376 00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:00.680 A level to close that gap. And you know, watching the Hunter throwing 377 00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:03.200 game yesterday, I thought he did a great job of that, And saying 378 00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:07.119 with Peyton on an off day for him, but some of the day in 379 00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:10.759 which he was really you know, kind of pushing himself in the bullpen in 380 00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:15.079 between outings. So you know, both those guys are are aligned with the 381 00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:18.720 things that are highest leverage for them and and now it just comes to putting 382 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:22.519 in the work and seeing how that shows up in game for us. And 383 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:26.640 one other picture I wanted to touch on, very familiar to Guardians fans, 384 00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:30.400 is Zach Pleazach and it's been a tough year for Zach. He spent most 385 00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:36.720 of it at the minor league level, I noticed earlier this week a good 386 00:28:36.759 --> 00:28:41.599 performance for him. How's he coming along, what's he working on? Could 387 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:45.319 you know have had the pleasure of working with Zach you know, prior to 388 00:28:45.400 --> 00:28:48.680 Danny hunting Cleveland, you know, knowing who he was in the minor leagues. 389 00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:52.480 And I think just one of the cool things about him of you know, 390 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:56.079 watching him go about his work, is is he's really the same guy, 391 00:28:56.200 --> 00:29:00.519 which which I think speaks a lot of critics just how motivated he is 392 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:04.119 to try and get back to help our major league team. And and of 393 00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:08.000 course, like you know, some of the things that he was doing when 394 00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:11.960 he was at his peak, is his same story with what we're trying to 395 00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:15.160 do with with Peyton and Hunter. Of okay, how do we assess the 396 00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:21.599 gap between then now with Flee and how do we kind of help him reorient 397 00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:25.920 his best arsenal and delivery to get him back to being an option to help 398 00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:30.160 our major league team win again. This is a kid that really works, 399 00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:33.319 He really cares, he wants to get back to help our major league team, 400 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:37.319 and and so trying to every day move the needle closer to the best 401 00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:41.599 version of him and really digging in on some of the delivery aspects that we 402 00:29:41.680 --> 00:29:45.480 think can maybe continue to allow him to throw his best velocity when he's out 403 00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:51.119 there on the mound. So it's been fun to for our group to work 404 00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:53.480 with Zach and to his credit, you know, he has he has not 405 00:29:53.519 --> 00:29:56.920 squawked at all at being in Triple A and and has come up and had 406 00:29:56.960 --> 00:30:00.079 a great mindset with with how to get better and hopefully get back there to 407 00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:03.720 help our big league team win. Rob Sorfolio joining us. We're talking Triple 408 00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:07.799 A Columbus as Rob is with the ball club over in Toledo on this road 409 00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:12.720 swing position player wise, So let's start behind the plate. Brian Lava Stedham 410 00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:17.400 made the big league club coming out of spring training a year ago, but 411 00:30:17.440 --> 00:30:21.039 we haven't heard a whole lot about him since he was sent back very early 412 00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:23.279 last season. But you look at his numbers and it's starting to come together. 413 00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:26.759 It looks like at the Triple A level, and what are you seeing 414 00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:30.000 in him? It's encouraging, yes, So you know, this has been 415 00:30:30.960 --> 00:30:36.920 a great year for Lava just I think one, you know, thinking about 416 00:30:37.359 --> 00:30:40.039 some of the things that he had to go through early in the year, 417 00:30:40.920 --> 00:30:45.680 was on the forty man roster, it gets DFA and at that opportunity to 418 00:30:45.759 --> 00:30:49.160 other organizations have a chance to select him, and you know, that didn't 419 00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:52.279 happen for him. And a lot of times you see players kind of go 420 00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:56.359 into a shell with that and shut things down, and it really affects, 421 00:30:56.960 --> 00:31:02.319 you know, their quality of work and really candidly the rest of their year. 422 00:31:02.400 --> 00:31:06.240 And to see Lava kind of take the exact opposite approach of that, 423 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:10.839 I was actually there with Acker and when that happened, and the day, 424 00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:15.200 you know, the days that he returned of going right to the staff and 425 00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:18.519 essentially asking them like, how do we write the ship here? And so 426 00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:22.119 I think it speaks to just a little bit of his mindset and then for 427 00:31:22.200 --> 00:31:26.039 him to actually go out there use some of the that coaching to to write 428 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:30.759 the ship from a performance standpoint is pretty exciting. And I think both offensively 429 00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:34.519 and defensively, we've seen him get back to some of the things we saw 430 00:31:34.920 --> 00:31:38.880 in twenty twenty one where you know, this is a guy that can really 431 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:42.440 put the bat on the ball and has an opportunity to impact the baseball at 432 00:31:42.440 --> 00:31:48.039 a position where you know, the offensive impact you know, usually isn't as 433 00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:52.920 high for catchers and you know that that's just been really refreshing to see. 434 00:31:52.920 --> 00:31:56.440 And I think a lot of credit goes to Lava with with just his approach 435 00:31:56.440 --> 00:32:00.559 and his mentality to figure out what he needed to do to kind of put 436 00:32:00.640 --> 00:32:06.880 himself back into the forty men conversation, and he's doing just that and continue 437 00:32:06.920 --> 00:32:10.799 to have success in Triple A both offense and defense. Another player that we've 438 00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:15.799 heard a lot about but it just seems to be having a tough time getting 439 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:20.359 a season rolling is outfielder George Faleria. And how's he doing here as we 440 00:32:20.440 --> 00:32:23.319 get deeper into the season. Yeah, you know, I think we're still 441 00:32:23.359 --> 00:32:29.000 watching George kind of get his feet underneath him. So, you know, 442 00:32:29.279 --> 00:32:32.680 just a unlucky string of events, especially even going all the way back to 443 00:32:32.720 --> 00:32:36.480 spring training, when you know, some of the fans got a chance to 444 00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:38.920 see him for the first time, had the risk issue flare up, and 445 00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:43.240 then as part of his rehab, had a little bit of a hamstring tweak 446 00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:45.720 and you look up and he's missed almost half the year and now he's in 447 00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:52.480 Triple A trying to you know, in some ways early on almost go through 448 00:32:52.519 --> 00:32:57.079 his own spring training while the season's going on, and that's really difficult to 449 00:32:57.119 --> 00:33:00.960 do. And you know, I think the one cool thing about Georges that 450 00:33:00.039 --> 00:33:05.240 hasn't impacted the way that he's come to the ballpark every day this year, 451 00:33:05.279 --> 00:33:08.519 and he's he's going out there with the mentality of trying to get back to 452 00:33:08.640 --> 00:33:13.559 the guy that we've seen in the past that can really impact the baseball and 453 00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:15.960 can fly around on the outfield and you know, has a cannon for an 454 00:33:16.039 --> 00:33:20.079 arm and can impact the game on both sides of the ball. And that's 455 00:33:20.119 --> 00:33:22.279 kind of where we're putting all of our eggs towards that basket on both the 456 00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:27.839 defense and offensive sides right now. And you know, I'm hoping that we 457 00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:30.200 see George, you know, similar to some of the other guys we've talked 458 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:34.759 about, use this as an opportunity to kind of write the ship and and 459 00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:37.000 you know, hopefully have a chance, you know, towards the end of 460 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:40.160 the year to look up and be a candidate that our major league teams excited 461 00:33:40.200 --> 00:33:45.920 about. Another young outfielder, Jonathan Rodriguez recently promoted to Triple A Columbus. 462 00:33:46.839 --> 00:33:51.319 I know, he put up some numbers at Akron big time power and what's 463 00:33:51.359 --> 00:33:54.119 he been able to do so far at the Triple A level. Yeah, 464 00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:58.200 I mean, he nailed it right there. This is a guy that can 465 00:33:58.279 --> 00:34:04.160 really impact the baseball and you know, one of the you look at his 466 00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:07.039 overall performance line and it's, you know, pretty impressive. He's hitting close 467 00:34:07.079 --> 00:34:12.440 to three hundred with a lot of with a lot of damage done. And 468 00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:15.320 you dig into that further. And the first month of the year he really 469 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:19.800 struggled. So for him to kind of be at the position he's at right 470 00:34:19.840 --> 00:34:23.400 now, I think speaks a lot towards how how well he's done in the 471 00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:27.199 last couple of months. And we thought it was a time for him to 472 00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:29.840 get challenged in Triple A, like similar to some of the things we talked 473 00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:32.280 about with Cantilla of Okay, now you have a chance to face guys and 474 00:34:32.360 --> 00:34:37.119 have some major league exposure, and how does your approach adjust to that of 475 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:42.519 some of the highest level of competition that we can simulate to prepare our guys 476 00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:45.360 ahead of getting to the big leagues. And and and j was a great 477 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:50.119 job of jumping in. He's played left, he's played right. Another guy 478 00:34:50.159 --> 00:34:53.599 that can really throw, and you know, he's a he's a name that 479 00:34:53.760 --> 00:34:58.360 I hope we continue to see further growth from and you know, puts his 480 00:34:58.440 --> 00:35:01.599 name on the radar to essentially help our major league team with with his skill 481 00:35:01.639 --> 00:35:06.679 set of really being able to impact the baseball and decent damage. And one 482 00:35:06.679 --> 00:35:10.400 more position player who is actually here with the with the Guardians at least for 483 00:35:10.440 --> 00:35:15.119 a little bit, is Jose Tenna. And I know he wasn't at Triple 484 00:35:15.159 --> 00:35:20.400 A very long, but what type of season has he been having and what 485 00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:23.159 made him a candidate to come up here and fill a gap for a little 486 00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:28.039 bit. Well, he's a he's a career three hundred hitter in Triple A. 487 00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:30.559 Rosie after that one game, so we thought it was time. It 488 00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:37.920 was obviously a unique situation with with Tanna and some of the injuries that happened 489 00:35:37.920 --> 00:35:40.679 in the Major League created some movement. He's a guy that was on the 490 00:35:40.679 --> 00:35:45.280 forty minute roster, so, you know, similar to Ja, I got 491 00:35:45.280 --> 00:35:50.360 off to a little bit of a slow start. But credit to our Double 492 00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:53.280 A hitting group, Mike Mergenthaler, Ian Forster, you know, Grant think, 493 00:35:53.360 --> 00:35:59.800 our our whole hitting side, I think really dug into Jose early in 494 00:35:59.800 --> 00:36:01.960 the year to try and get him back to when we've seen him at his 495 00:36:02.079 --> 00:36:07.000 best are what are some of the things that we've seen and brought that to 496 00:36:07.039 --> 00:36:09.360 them and and you know, those guys were able to work through it, 497 00:36:09.360 --> 00:36:14.360 and I think that's why we saw him really rebound from a performance standpoint in 498 00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:17.320 Double A. And yeah, well we'll see what happens. Obviously, he's 499 00:36:17.400 --> 00:36:21.400 up in the major leagues now, and should he come back down to that 500 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:24.440 to the minor leagues, will be ready to continue to help him on both 501 00:36:24.480 --> 00:36:28.039 the offensive and defensive side. But you know, I think one of the 502 00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:30.880 exciting things about him is he's always gonna be able to go out there and 503 00:36:30.920 --> 00:36:35.440 really defend. And you know, I think that's one of the things that 504 00:36:35.480 --> 00:36:37.800 the major league staff likes about having him up there. There's always a lot 505 00:36:37.840 --> 00:36:42.400 going on at the Triple A level, players coming and going, but Rap, 506 00:36:42.519 --> 00:36:45.840 thanks a lot for the update on some of them, and safe travels 507 00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:49.800 as you're out there taking in some Columbus Clippers baseball. I appreciate it. 508 00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:52.840 Rosie, thanks for having me. It's rops Or Folio, the director of 509 00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:57.480 player Development for the Guardians, and that's your weekly farm report, and that 510 00:36:57.599 --> 00:37:00.360 will do it for this edition of Guardians Weekly. Thanks so much for tuning 511 00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:04.760 in as always, and thanks to Brian Matzay for helping to put together our 512 00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:07.719 show each and every week until next time when we join you from back home 513 00:37:07.760 --> 00:37:13.000 in downtown Cleveland. This is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to 514 00:37:13.079 --> 00:37:36.199 Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly has been brought 515 00:37:36.199 --> 00:37:40.280 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance