WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:04.879 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. 2 00:00:05.839 --> 00:00:10.320 Guardians Weekly is brought to you by Progressive helping Guardians 3 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:59.759 fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, everyone, welcome to 4 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:03.759 the Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from PNC 5 00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.120 Park in Pittsburgh this weekend where the Guardians are taking 6 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:11.040 on the Pirates in an interleague matchup. Cleveland winning the 7 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:13.680 opener on Friday night ten to seven, and we'll have 8 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:16.439 more on that shortly, but just to let you know, 9 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:18.480 coming up on our show this week, we will hear 10 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:22.680 from Gabriel Arius and on Helm Martinez, two of the 11 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:26.040 hottest titters for the Guardians over the last week or so. 12 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:30.120 Will also be joined by Paul Sewald, Guardian's reliever, and 13 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:33.200 Joe Torres, the assistant pitching coach for the Guardians, and 14 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:36.879 will take a look at Single A Lynchburg what their 15 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:39.760 roster has in store for this season with the vice 16 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:43.760 president of player Development, Stephen Osterer. That's coming up in 17 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:46.640 just a little while, but first our look back at 18 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:49.280 the week that was the week in review and for 19 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:53.480 the Guardians, it started with the opener of the road 20 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:56.640 trip in Baltimore. This current road trip started in Baltimore 21 00:01:56.680 --> 00:01:59.640 with a three game series on Tuesday night and the 22 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:02.760 game scoreless until the third. That's when the Guardians loaded 23 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:08.240 the bases for Jose Ramirez. The seven pitch swung on, 24 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:10.960 hid in the air deep enough to get a run 25 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:15.000 home left center. It'll be caught by Mullins, the center fielder, 26 00:02:15.639 --> 00:02:19.039 and he'll throw the third, tagging and scoring his nailer. 27 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:23.439 Everybody else stays put in Cleveland with a one nothing lead, 28 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:27.520 Jose Ramirez the sacond fly to medium deep left center, 29 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:31.599 his ah RBI. The Guardians had that one nothing lead. 30 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:33.800 It was still one nothing in the fifth, when on hell, 31 00:02:33.879 --> 00:02:37.560 Martinez got something started. His next pitch is swung on 32 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:40.360 and lifted high in the air to right. Will the 33 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:43.439 wind take it? O'Neill's back and you'll have to play 34 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:45.919 this one off the high wall and right on his 35 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.319 way to third? Now is Martinez The crow is offline 36 00:02:51.039 --> 00:02:55.960 and sliding under the tag attempt. Is Martinez in safely 37 00:02:56.479 --> 00:03:01.479 at third? That was a towering blast, and if the 38 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:05.520 wind is not blowing toward right, it's probably caught and 39 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:08.240 maybe even shy of the warning track by O'Neill. But 40 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:10.960 it was hit so high and deep enough that it 41 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:13.439 just kept carrying, and O'Neill played it off the wall. 42 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:16.560 He made a strong throw in and an accurate throw 43 00:03:16.719 --> 00:03:20.800 might have caught Martinez at third trying to get in 44 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:23.680 there with a triple, and he did. Bo Naylor brought 45 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:26.319 Martinez home with a sack fly to make it to nothing, 46 00:03:26.439 --> 00:03:30.000 and then with a runner on, Stephen Kuan stepped in. 47 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:34.080 Here's the pitch, swung on and launched high and deep 48 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:36.960 to right. If it's fair, it's gone, and it is 49 00:03:37.159 --> 00:03:42.039 a fair ball. Home run. Stephen Kuan with a two 50 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:46.719 run shot, and the Guardians open up a four nothing lead. 51 00:03:48.680 --> 00:03:52.199 H Kwan hited a ton and it stayed fair down 52 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:55.800 that right field line. Home run number three on the 53 00:03:55.879 --> 00:04:00.479 season for Kwan and the Guardians with the big now 54 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:03.599 able to open things up looking for more. In the 55 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:06.000 sixth inning, runners at the corners, the two to two 56 00:04:07.159 --> 00:04:10.479 swung on hit in the air, medium deep left center 57 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:13.919 third sack fly of the night, Loreano with a catch, 58 00:04:14.319 --> 00:04:19.480 Arius with a tag score staying put is Martinez at second, 59 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:23.279 and Cleveland continues to be the best in baseball when 60 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:26.800 it comes to the sack fly, and the Guardians with 61 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:30.959 three of them, tonight, now leading it by a score 62 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:35.040 five to nothing, and then Stephen Kuan delivered to bring 63 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:38.680 home one more the pitch, Kuan with a broken bat 64 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:40.759 chopper in the hole in the right field off the 65 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:44.360 glove of Matteo in the right a base hit in 66 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:48.360 the score from second Martinez and the Guardians now lead 67 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:51.800 at six to nothing, give Stephen Kuan his second hit, 68 00:04:51.959 --> 00:04:55.160 third RBI of the game. He banged win in the 69 00:04:55.160 --> 00:04:59.639 hole on the right side. Mateo, the second baseman going 70 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:03.199 toward four first, tried to make the big play but 71 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:07.399 just had a glance off his glove in the right field, 72 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:11.639 and Kwan with a three RBI night, giving him eleven 73 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:15.560 on the year. Meanwhile, on the mound, Logan Allen was 74 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:18.800 turning in his best outing of the young season. Now 75 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:23.360 the payoff and strike three called, and O'Neill knew it. 76 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:28.639 Logan Allen has racked up six strikeouts in this one 77 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:33.480 hit shutout. The only Orioles hit e Cedric Mullens single 78 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:37.519 in the fifth inning. That's been it. The oriol struck 79 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:39.759 for a run in the seventh, two more in the 80 00:05:39.839 --> 00:05:42.319 eighth that made it a six to three ball game, 81 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:45.000 and it would be up to Emmanuel class A to 82 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:47.920 nail down the save in the ninth. Now the one 83 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:52.399 two swung out another fly ball fairly deep left, Kwan 84 00:05:52.560 --> 00:05:56.800 Back reaches up big six catch ball game and the 85 00:05:56.879 --> 00:06:00.800 Guardians start the road trip beating the Oreo'll six to 86 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:04.319 three here in Baltimore. So a nice start to the 87 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:07.199 series in Baltimore, but the Orioles bounce back with a 88 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:10.600 nine to one win over the Guardians on Wednesday night, 89 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:12.639 and they backed it up with a six to two 90 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:16.079 victory over Cleveland on Thursday night to take the series. 91 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:19.639 So the Guardians came to Pittsburgh having dropped two out 92 00:06:19.639 --> 00:06:21.759 of three in Baltimore, and what a wild night it 93 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:24.560 was on Friday night here at P and C Park. 94 00:06:24.600 --> 00:06:27.680 The Pirates jumped on top as their slugger O'Neil Cruz 95 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:29.920 led off the bottom of the first inning with a 96 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:33.439 solo home run. But the Guardians got their scoring started 97 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:37.000 in the third with Bo Naylor leading things off the 98 00:06:37.079 --> 00:06:41.319 bitch swing in a drive deep center field cruise, going 99 00:06:41.399 --> 00:06:47.920 back track walk on bau Nailer the dead center and 100 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:51.480 the Guardians have tied the game at one, but and 101 00:06:51.560 --> 00:06:54.600 he get into that one later in the third a 102 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:57.360 couple of two out singles, one from Lane Thomas, another 103 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:01.480 from Jose Ramirez and then Kyle Mannzardo stepped in and 104 00:07:01.639 --> 00:07:05.519 the two pitch swung online drive. This will get down 105 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:07.879 a one hop base it up against the wall and 106 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:11.560 right in the scores Thomas Mansardo on his wait a 107 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:14.680 second Ramirez coming home throw slide. 108 00:07:14.360 --> 00:07:17.720 Tag he is out. 109 00:07:17.480 --> 00:07:22.079 At the plate. Josey went in with a head first slide. 110 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:25.800 Try to get in the backside of home plate. Strong 111 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:31.600 throw in gets Jose Ramirez head home plate. Does Cleveland 112 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:35.639 challenge the call? They do not. It'll go as a 113 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:39.839 two out RBI double. Ramirez thrown out of the plate 114 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:42.680 to in the inning, but Cleveland's got a two to 115 00:07:42.759 --> 00:07:45.480 one lead. Pittsburgh tied it at two with a run 116 00:07:45.519 --> 00:07:47.720 in the bottom half of the third inning, but in 117 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:51.639 the fourth, with two men on, bo Naylor delivered again. 118 00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:54.480 Next pitch to him has swung on drilled toward the 119 00:07:54.519 --> 00:07:56.959 alley right center. It gets down for a base hit 120 00:07:57.279 --> 00:08:00.800 and it gets past Cruise up against the wall. One 121 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:04.439 run is in that Santana right behind him. Arius Hey 122 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:08.160 scores standing up on a double off the bat of 123 00:08:08.480 --> 00:08:12.839 Bowe Nailer, and the Guardians take a four to two lead. 124 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:15.920 The Guardians added a run in the fifth on a 125 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:19.120 Pirate's error, making it five to two, and on the mound, 126 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:23.759 Luis Ortiz turned in a solid outing against his former club. 127 00:08:23.839 --> 00:08:26.920 Here's the old one, swung on and drilled high in 128 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:29.720 the air to deep center. Back on it. Thomas, he's there, 129 00:08:30.240 --> 00:08:33.120 makes the catch and it's another three up pre down 130 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:37.399 inning for Luis Ortez. We head to the sixth Guardians five, 131 00:08:37.519 --> 00:08:41.519 Pirates two. Then in the seventh the Guardians pulled away 132 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:45.279 two walks and Elaine Thomas single loaded the bases for 133 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:49.200 John Kenzie Noel. Now the one one swung on line 134 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:53.240 drive deep left field, Sowinski back mover's head, one hops 135 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:58.080 the wall, battle score Thomas Premier's behind him, Santana to 136 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:02.240 third and John Ten's see no Weel rips a two 137 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:05.919 run double the left and Cleveland's got a seven to 138 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:10.159 two lead, and the big Man gets his biggest hit 139 00:09:10.279 --> 00:09:13.799 of the young campaign, a pitch that was up and 140 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:17.919 in and somehow he pulled the hands in and still 141 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:21.080 drove it to deep left over the head of Sewinsky 142 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:27.519 and Cleveland as tonight, at least for twenty four hours, 143 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:31.679 erased a lot of frustrations that built up in Baltimore, 144 00:09:32.600 --> 00:09:35.799 and then Gabriel Arrius made it back to back two baggers. 145 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:39.279 The pitch swung on line, drive to left field near 146 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:41.360 the line, Swinsky on the run and gets down the 147 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:43.799 ase hit. He'll cut it off near the line, but 148 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:46.320 two more runs score, throw out a second and a 149 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:50.879 stand up double for Arius as Santana and Noel score. 150 00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:55.080 It's four more here in the seventh and Cleveland has 151 00:09:55.159 --> 00:10:00.000 blown it open, leading nine to two. Arius is second. 152 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.600 You can hit tonight, second double of the year, ten 153 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:07.639 rbies on the year, and that'll be all for the 154 00:10:08.559 --> 00:10:13.159 massil and product. Kyle Nicholas Brian Rochio added a sack 155 00:10:13.240 --> 00:10:15.240 fly in the seventh inning to make it a five 156 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:18.600 run inning and a ten to two Guardians lead. But 157 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:21.039 in the seventh Pittsburgh belt at a couple of home runs, 158 00:10:21.080 --> 00:10:23.600 cutting the lead to ten to five. Two more in 159 00:10:23.639 --> 00:10:26.559 the ninth made it ten to seven. But Emmanuel Classe 160 00:10:27.159 --> 00:10:29.600 came on in the ninth and he was trying to 161 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:35.159 nail down another c clause one strake away. Here it 162 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:42.480 comes sing NMS ballgame the Guardians when what becomes a 163 00:10:42.559 --> 00:10:46.600 white nutler. They led ten to two. They finish off 164 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:50.399 The Pirates ten to seven, So it's start to the 165 00:10:50.440 --> 00:10:54.279 series here in Pittsburgh and the series continues on Saturday 166 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:57.720 afternoon with a four h five first pitch, and the 167 00:10:57.799 --> 00:11:01.840 series continues on Sunday rap Up Sunday Easter Sunday with 168 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:04.200 a one p thirty five start. 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And 185 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:07.120 two of the keys offensively for Cleveland may be a 186 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:11.000 surprise to some as it's been Gabrielarius and on Hell 187 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:13.639 Martinez who have been red hot the last week or so, 188 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:16.320 and we had a chance to catch up with both. First, 189 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:21.159 Gabriel Arius that great start going both offensively and defensively, 190 00:12:21.759 --> 00:12:23.679 and we had a chance to visit with him along 191 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:27.919 with translator Agi Rivera. Arius talked about what he believes 192 00:12:27.960 --> 00:12:29.879 has led to the strong start, and. 193 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:38.159 The key has come down to matouk maturity and growing 194 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:39.919 up a little bit and understanding more of the game 195 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:42.240 and the preparation that I'm able to put before every 196 00:12:42.240 --> 00:12:42.799 single game. 197 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:45.879 You mentioned preparation, and I know for you the off 198 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:48.919 season is important. Explain what you did this offseason that 199 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:51.960 may have been helpful before if spring training even began, 200 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:52.600 and no. 201 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:59.279 One of your Comnezuela Juano. 202 00:12:57.679 --> 00:12:59.679 Was a combination of different factors. The fact that you 203 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:01.840 know what I was working in Triple A and then 204 00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:04.360 being able to execure it in Venezuela and winter ball 205 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:06.480 because there's a really good lead to work on those stuffs. 206 00:13:06.480 --> 00:13:09.080 You know, I work, particularly in my pitch selection and 207 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:12.600 having a good approach after every av So I feel 208 00:13:12.639 --> 00:13:14.399 it was really important for me to combine those and 209 00:13:14.440 --> 00:13:16.559 put it in practice, both in Venezuela and Triple A. 210 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:20.080 And you mentioned Triple A. There's good hitting coaches here, 211 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:23.600 but at Triple A there's one that always gets a 212 00:13:23.639 --> 00:13:27.240 lot of positive feedback and junior bit chances. What does 213 00:13:27.279 --> 00:13:28.960 he mean to you and how did he help you 214 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:30.639 last summer when you needed it at. 215 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:34.720 That level you comes in Miami. 216 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:37.399 The key was for him how he was on top 217 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:39.759 of me in terms of the whole follow up of 218 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:41.720 every day. You know, there are a little moments where 219 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:44.159 I feel uncomfortable. I wasn't enjoying what I was doing 220 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:46.120 in terms of the adjustments and mechanical adjustments, and I 221 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:48.480 wasn't feeling myself on the plate. But he was consistent 222 00:13:48.559 --> 00:13:50.799 enough to be staying with me to the whole process 223 00:13:50.799 --> 00:13:52.679 and I allowed me to be where I am now. 224 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:55.120 So I feel the key how much involved he was 225 00:13:55.480 --> 00:13:57.120 with us in the process and how much he helped 226 00:13:57.159 --> 00:13:59.440 us to create the new version of a heater that 227 00:13:59.440 --> 00:14:00.000 I am today. 228 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:03.360 All Right, not to bury the lead, but you're replacing 229 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:06.960 one of the best second basement in baseball defensively, and 230 00:14:07.279 --> 00:14:09.600 on opening day here the home opener here, a couple 231 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:11.879 of great plays. He made some really good plays so far, 232 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:13.840 which we kind of knew that you were a good 233 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:18.240 defender at short What is has his mindset been trying 234 00:14:18.240 --> 00:14:21.759 to take over that spot and maybe not be overwhelmed 235 00:14:21.759 --> 00:14:24.759 by by some of the things that the Vandre Jimenez 236 00:14:24.799 --> 00:14:25.759 had done over the years. 237 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:31.879 But I'm your that's how you're not. 238 00:14:33.679 --> 00:14:35.639 It would be really hard to put the table estra 239 00:14:35.679 --> 00:14:38.080 pressure on my mind in terms of trying to replace 240 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:39.960 with somebody. We knew that the quality of player that 241 00:14:40.000 --> 00:14:42.200 he meant as was and you know Platini in golgolog 242 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:44.879 and all this accolades that he got. But for me 243 00:14:45.000 --> 00:14:47.159 is important. It's just the emphasis that I put on 244 00:14:47.200 --> 00:14:49.799 my preparation, how important it is to be focusing and 245 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:52.200 preparing and what I know I can do in the field. 246 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:54.679 And I think that's what I've been focusing on, basically 247 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:56.840 understanding that I can be a good defensive player, and 248 00:14:56.919 --> 00:14:58.720 how can I prepare to be that player every day? 249 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:00.799 And certainly a big plus. You one of the best 250 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:03.759 throwing arms in baseball, and how long have you been 251 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:06.240 able to just wing it with the best of them, 252 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:08.960 And any advice for kids who are trying to build 253 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:10.559 up their arm and be good infielders. 254 00:15:11.039 --> 00:15:19.320 So I feel as a kid, I used my arm 255 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:22.120 as a weapon and many other environments other than baseball. 256 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:24.039 You know, when I was playing as kids with my cousins, 257 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:26.320 if they did something to me, I wanted to retaliate. 258 00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:28.360 Instead of trying trying to punch or something, I will 259 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:30.960 just throw stones at them. So that's funny. Allows me 260 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:34.200 to develop that strength in the early age. And and 261 00:15:34.360 --> 00:15:36.000 I don't know, it's been always natural to me. It's 262 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:37.720 been always like that. But big part of what I've 263 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:40.799 been mentioning in terms of preparation this year, I included 264 00:15:40.840 --> 00:15:43.399 some of that preparation to my arm, you know, doing 265 00:15:43.440 --> 00:15:46.120 specific drills and arm care. So I felt like it's 266 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:48.159 even better now where what is to mean in the past, 267 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:50.360 But what I can tell to kids is just you know, 268 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:52.639 the importance of prepare prepared every aspart of your game. 269 00:15:52.679 --> 00:15:54.879 In this case, the arm is very important to do 270 00:15:54.960 --> 00:15:57.639 all the preparation and strengthening that you need, regardless of 271 00:15:57.679 --> 00:15:59.480 the conditions of the arm that you have. Like like 272 00:15:59.480 --> 00:15:59.799 I have. 273 00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:02.919 Gabby, thank you for the time. Appreciate it. Ogi, thank you, 274 00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:03.480 thank you very much. 275 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:03.840 Thank you. 276 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:08.200 That's Gabrielarius with translation help from Augi Rovero and at Hell. 277 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.039 Martinez also off to a great start since coming up 278 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:14.000 about a week ago from the minor leagues a couple 279 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:16.440 of weeks in Columbus to get his swing going, and 280 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:18.440 when we caught up with him earlier this week, he 281 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:20.639 talked about the keys to his quick start. 282 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:23.200 Since I started the season in Columbus is like my 283 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:26.039 off season, it was really good. I put a lot 284 00:16:26.039 --> 00:16:28.200 of work in the off season and just like take 285 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:29.039 over to the season. 286 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:31.320 And when you look back at spring training, I know, 287 00:16:31.679 --> 00:16:33.399 obviously you want to win a job and be on 288 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:36.320 the club at the beginning, but what are some of 289 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:39.360 the challenges that you had in the spring that caused 290 00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:41.120 you to start the year at Columbus. 291 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:43.799 Yeah, I just like nobody want to have about a 292 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:45.879 string training, you know, But like he's so early in 293 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:48.720 the year. I know, like the last year, I have 294 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:52.440 like a great year in a great mountain of spring training, 295 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:54.799 like I was doing great, but like the spring training 296 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:57.519 don't usually goes well for me. So when they sent 297 00:16:57.639 --> 00:17:00.399 it back to Colombus. All that I was to do 298 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:03.360 his say positive mentally, and I know at some point 299 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:04.240 I was going to be back. 300 00:17:04.519 --> 00:17:06.759 And I know you mentioned Junior Bretantas in the past. 301 00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:09.400 What did he find that allowed you to turn things 302 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:10.200 around at the play? 303 00:17:10.480 --> 00:17:12.599 No, he just helped me out to find my rhythm back. 304 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:16.720 You know, like this is a really hardest wore, especially 305 00:17:16.799 --> 00:17:19.759 like hitting, you gotta try to just say as most 306 00:17:19.839 --> 00:17:23.160 consistems you can with your rhythm and screen trending. It 307 00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:25.559 was like it was not there. So he just helped 308 00:17:25.599 --> 00:17:28.559 me out to find my rhythm, my right approach and 309 00:17:28.599 --> 00:17:30.480 like get back to the to the big league. I 310 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:33.480 really want to thank him because he's a guy. 311 00:17:34.599 --> 00:17:38.240 Defensively, you're still very young as an outfielder, but center field, 312 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:40.799 you made some great plays over the weekend back home. 313 00:17:41.160 --> 00:17:42.920 What's been the key out there that's allowed you to 314 00:17:42.960 --> 00:17:46.279 have good success and seemingly be able to play the 315 00:17:46.319 --> 00:17:47.599 position without missing a beat? 316 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:50.720 How fun now? It is like a lot of a 317 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:52.599 lot of work in the off season. Two, Like I 318 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:54.880 got a great coaches in the off season that helped 319 00:17:54.880 --> 00:17:57.880 me out, like prepared to play in the outfield and 320 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:00.680 back when I came to the spring training. It like 321 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:02.400 a lot of work here with a coach of at 322 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:03.559 that's the key. 323 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:06.799 Hell, thanks for coming, bye, appreciate it. Thank you. That's 324 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:09.400 on Hell Martinez, who really has swung the bat well 325 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:12.480 and played good defense too. For the Guardian, stay with 326 00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:14.559 us when we come back. We'll visit with veteran reliever 327 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:18.960 Paul Seawald. That's next the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 328 00:18:37.119 --> 00:18:40.880 Seawalt's ready. The bitch swang and a miss. He struck 329 00:18:40.920 --> 00:18:44.319 him out with a ninety mile an hour fastball. And 330 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:48.079 when you ask Paul Seawald, why do you get more 331 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:51.559 than a strikeout an enemy throwing in the low nineties, 332 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:54.960 it's because of his arm angle. He's got kind of 333 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:59.960 that low three quarter slot. And he said, my fastball right, 334 00:19:00.960 --> 00:19:04.559 and it's almost an optical allusion to the hitter. Here's 335 00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:08.640 his pitch swaying and a miss. Strike three got him 336 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:12.799 with the high fastball and on three pitches, Seawald makes 337 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:16.519 quick work of Vargas. The one too swung on popped 338 00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:20.559 him up. Third baseman Jose Ramirez right near the bag 339 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:26.599 makes the catch. Paul Seawald cruises through the seven. Welcome 340 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:28.559 back to p and C Park in Pittsburgh, where the 341 00:19:28.559 --> 00:19:32.119 Guardians have taken the first game of this three game 342 00:19:32.119 --> 00:19:34.759 weekend series against the Pirates. That was on Friday night, 343 00:19:35.400 --> 00:19:38.480 and a big one today I'll face Paul Skeens, one 344 00:19:38.480 --> 00:19:40.640 of the best pitchers in the game today and last 345 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:43.160 year's Rookie of the Year. He's going for Pittsburgh with 346 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:46.599 a four h five start on Saturday. Paul Seawald has 347 00:19:46.599 --> 00:19:49.920 been a nice addition to the Guardian's bullpen as the 348 00:19:50.000 --> 00:19:53.000 veteran who has closed games on a regular basis for 349 00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:57.519 both Seattle and Arizona adds that experience, and when we 350 00:19:57.559 --> 00:19:59.759 caught up with them earlier this week, he said, you 351 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:02.720 never really know what to expect when joining a new club, 352 00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:06.000 but he couldn't imagine a better fit than what he's 353 00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:07.680 had here in Cleveland so far. 354 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:09.400 Yeah, I mean, it's hard not to fit in with 355 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:11.079 this group. They have a great bunch of guys, great 356 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:13.119 bunch of coaches. Front off, everyone in the staff has 357 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:15.559 been fantastic since I got here, so that made that 358 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:18.680 made that transition very easy. And you know, the best 359 00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:20.359 bullpen in baseball. That's why I kind of wanted to 360 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:22.640 come here this offseason and and you know, I just 361 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:25.119 wanted to see if you know, they would rub off 362 00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:25.319 on me. 363 00:20:25.359 --> 00:20:27.039 And it's it's been. It's been good so far in 364 00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:29.720 the first three weeks. You mentioned that best bullpen in 365 00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:32.920 baseball year ago. Bullpens can be volatile. It's hard to 366 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:35.480 back that up, but it almost seems like it's better 367 00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:37.440 so far this year. And what are you seeing out 368 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:40.000 there that that maybe a thought it was and and 369 00:20:40.039 --> 00:20:41.200 now that you're around. 370 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:45.079 It, Yeah, inconsistent bullpens can be volatile. If you have 371 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:49.079 a chunk of your bullpen that just are really good pitchers, 372 00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:51.000 they tend not to be quite as volatile. We're talking 373 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:55.079 about guys that really just could be just dominant relievers. Right, 374 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:58.079 Claus has done this for five years now. You know, 375 00:20:58.480 --> 00:20:59.839 I've been in this league a long time. If you 376 00:20:59.839 --> 00:21:01.799 get enough guys who've done it, then it's not necessarily 377 00:21:01.839 --> 00:21:04.599 as volatile as people think it can be. So it 378 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:06.279 just really just you just want to go out there 379 00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:08.359 and continue to do what they did really well last year, 380 00:21:08.359 --> 00:21:11.200 which just throw really quality strikes with really quality stuff 381 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:12.480 and that's gonna work. 382 00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:15.480 That's not a volatile thing. And your quality stuff looks 383 00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:17.559 a little bit different than than maybe some of the others. 384 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:20.000 And how important can that be for a bullpen to 385 00:21:20.119 --> 00:21:21.599 have some different looks out there. 386 00:21:21.680 --> 00:21:23.240 Yeah, I think it gives I think it just gives 387 00:21:23.279 --> 00:21:26.559 voter a lot of options. You know, you can't pitch 388 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:28.839 the same three guys in every game. We would love 389 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:31.000 to Kate to have Kate Smith throw every inning of 390 00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:33.960 every game, but it's not realistic. So you have to 391 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:35.759 figure out, well, where does Pulse will match up, where 392 00:21:35.759 --> 00:21:37.519 does Tim Herron match up, and kind of you know, 393 00:21:37.680 --> 00:21:39.839 maybe give Kate a knight off every once in a 394 00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:41.480 while to make sure that you can get you can 395 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:44.359 still get outs based off of whatever you know angles 396 00:21:44.400 --> 00:21:45.519 we have coming out of the bullpen. 397 00:21:46.759 --> 00:21:48.359 Have you been in the league long enough and have 398 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:51.960 enough of a track record where if a pitcher's going 399 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:54.359 well or maybe not going well, that you feel it 400 00:21:54.880 --> 00:21:57.839 that you can help someone along or be that sounding 401 00:21:57.839 --> 00:21:58.359