WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 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 --> 00:00:12.679 fans say hundreds on car Insurance. 4 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:55.079 Hi, everyone, Welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim rosen House along 5 00:00:55.119 --> 00:00:57.840 with you from Progressive Field this week as we join 6 00:00:57.880 --> 00:01:01.280 you from downtown Cleveland. Guardians opening up post All Star 7 00:01:01.399 --> 00:01:04.400 Break play with a nice long home stand against the 8 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:07.760 Athletics and then the Baltimore Orioles at the start of 9 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:10.280 next week. Coming up on our show this week, we 10 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:13.319 will hear from Paul Gillespie that will fill us in 11 00:01:13.439 --> 00:01:17.480 on the Guardians amateur draft completed last weekend. He's the 12 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:20.799 senior vice president of Scouting for the Guardians. We'll also 13 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:24.719 visit with Sandy Alamar Junior some All Star memories and 14 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:27.879 he certainly had one of the great games in franchise 15 00:01:27.959 --> 00:01:31.359 history as an All Star back in nineteen ninety seven. 16 00:01:31.519 --> 00:01:34.239 And it's another edition of at the Ballpark with Senior 17 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:37.239 Vice President Bob Dbiascio that's coming up a little bit 18 00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:40.239 later on in our show. But first our weekend review 19 00:01:40.239 --> 00:01:42.920 and a short week it was as the Guardians got 20 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.040 back to play post All Star Break with a Friday 21 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:47.959 night or at home against the Athletics, and what a 22 00:01:48.040 --> 00:01:50.719 start for the Guardians as they got the scoring started 23 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:54.079 in the second inning with a memorable moment for young 24 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:55.560 Jonathan Rodriguez. 25 00:01:56.239 --> 00:01:58.439 Then two to two hit in the air deep left 26 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:02.480 center field. It's got a chance. It is gone to 27 00:02:02.560 --> 00:02:07.640 the bleachers. Jonathan ron Regez has taken one out of 28 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:13.319 here to the bleachers and left center. It's his first 29 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:17.960 home run in the big leagues. And Jonathan ron Regez 30 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:21.319 has given Cleveland a one nothing lead here. In the second, 31 00:02:22.280 --> 00:02:25.960 ron Regez and played in thirteen games last year with 32 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:31.439 Cleveland and didn't go deep, and that's number one in 33 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:33.319 his young major league career. 34 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:36.120 In the third, Brian Rochio got a board with a 35 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:39.840 one out double, bringing on hell Martinez to the plate. 36 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:43.120 The one and it swung on wind drive into left center. 37 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:46.719 That's of a hit, stumbling hitting third as Rokio, he'll 38 00:02:46.759 --> 00:02:50.520 still be wave Coleman's score without a throw to nothing. 39 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:54.520 Cleveland on an RBI single to left center by on 40 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:59.360 hell Martinez is thirty fifth run banded in. He had 41 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:02.919 eight last week and he gets a big one there 42 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:05.199 and Cleveland with a to nothing lead. 43 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:08.000 Here in the third. And then David Fry was up 44 00:03:08.039 --> 00:03:11.439 next runner at first, one down, Cleveland up to nothing 45 00:03:11.520 --> 00:03:12.080 in the third. 46 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:13.360 The pitch and it. 47 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:17.400 Swung out a trill to deep left field hallway. 48 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:18.240 Back and go. 49 00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:22.240 David Fry. 50 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:23.479 It's his sport. 51 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:29.240 And Cleveland has jumped all over JP sears for four 52 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.039 runs here in the first three innings. 53 00:03:32.919 --> 00:03:35.120 And what a sight to see David. 54 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:38.919 Fry go deep, just his fourth home run, giving him 55 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:44.680 seven rby eyes and Cleveland now with a four nothing lead. 56 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.080 So the Guardians needing just a triple to hit for 57 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:50.840 the cycle as a team in that inning. And it 58 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:53.159 was Jose Ramirez who took care of that. 59 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:57.120 The pitch swung on a bloopert that's carrying the deep 60 00:03:57.199 --> 00:04:01.240 left center and it's off the wall. Ramirez hit that 61 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.000 on the front football bottle. 62 00:04:04.120 --> 00:04:04.639 You'll go to. 63 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:06.520 Third relay through not a time. 64 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:11.000 Jose Ramirez in feet first sliding. We'll see how it 65 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:15.000 has scored. That looked like a blooper when it left 66 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:18.879 the band. He was swinging off his front foot with 67 00:04:19.079 --> 00:04:22.920 one hand and it carried to the wall and left center. 68 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:27.560 And Cleveland has indeed hint for the cycle here in 69 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:33.040 the third as Ramirez is given credit for a triple. Well, 70 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:36.399 I'll tell you one thing, Oakland in the outfield has 71 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:40.759 not been very good this ending. Carlos Santana brought Ramirez 72 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:42.800 home with a sackfly that made it a four run 73 00:04:42.920 --> 00:04:45.639 third inning and a five nothing Guardians lead. And they 74 00:04:45.639 --> 00:04:47.680 were back at it in the fourth, two men on 75 00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:51.199 and the hot hitting Brian Rochio at the plate. Here's 76 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:54.040 the pitch and it's swung on and drilled near the 77 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:56.839 gap left center that walls way back, and that ball 78 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:01.079 bangs off the wall on his way home, scoring is Wilson. 79 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:02.879 Right behind him is Nailer. 80 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:07.000 There's no crow into second with a two run double 81 00:05:07.120 --> 00:05:13.439 is Rochio and the Guardians now leaded seven nothing. But 82 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:17.600 Brian Rochio has been a different player since returning from 83 00:05:17.639 --> 00:05:24.240 Triple A Columbus good, shorter swing serving him well, and 84 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:26.360 that time he cranks went off the wall for a 85 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:30.439 double his ninth but now with fourteen runs batted in. 86 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:33.399 Thea's got on the board in the fifth with a 87 00:05:33.399 --> 00:05:36.600 solo home run from All star Brent Rooker, but the 88 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:39.120 Guardians got that run right back in the bottom of 89 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:42.360 the inning a double from Jose Ramirez and then Nolan 90 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:46.199 Jones delivered. Here's his pitch and Jones lines it left side, 91 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:48.959 base it on through in the left headed for third. 92 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:52.639 Being waved around is Ramirez. Here's the throw, it's cut off. 93 00:05:52.920 --> 00:05:56.920 Ramirez scores on to second is Jones. He's in safely, 94 00:05:57.759 --> 00:06:01.600 and the head parade continues for the Guardians. It is 95 00:06:01.680 --> 00:06:05.920 now eight to one Cleveland. Well, Ramire has had to 96 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:10.879 freeze on that line shot near the shortstop, but once 97 00:06:10.920 --> 00:06:14.240 it got through, boy, he fired it up and got 98 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:17.240 rolling around third and was able to make it. As 99 00:06:17.279 --> 00:06:20.199 the throw was cut off, they had to play at second, 100 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:24.000 but Jones got in there safely, so an RBI single 101 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:27.000 for Jones, now at twenty four driven in on the year. 102 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:29.800 The A's made things closer with a run in the sixth, 103 00:06:29.839 --> 00:06:32.360 another in the seventh, but overall it was another impressive 104 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:36.639 performance by starter Slaid Seconi, pitching deep into this one. 105 00:06:36.759 --> 00:06:39.240 The pitch swung on another week, ground balled to short 106 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:44.279 charge by Rochio, Gloves throws over, ending over, and an 107 00:06:44.279 --> 00:06:49.360 eleven pitch inning first Seconi. That's when he's averaged tonight 108 00:06:49.879 --> 00:06:54.199 eleven pitches per inning. He's thrown ninety pitches in what 109 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:57.240 is now a career best eighth innings. 110 00:06:57.600 --> 00:06:59.920 Seconi was back out there to start the ninth inning, 111 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:03.199 but the Athletics wouldn't go quietly. They scored three runs 112 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:05.079 in the top half of the ninth to make it 113 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:08.120 an eight to six game, and if annual Class was 114 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:10.079 called upon to finish the job. 115 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:15.680 Outfield, playing Urshella as much of a pull hitter as 116 00:07:15.720 --> 00:07:19.000 you would play any left handed hitter, way around toward 117 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:22.240 right for the right handed batter, the pitch, get him swinging, 118 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:27.480 bowl game chase the low slider, and claus A comes 119 00:07:27.519 --> 00:07:32.000 in to get the same. A brilliant effort by Slade Saconi, 120 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:37.959 an oppressive offensive output, and the surging Guardians have now 121 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:42.040 made it seven wins in their last eight games. Tonight, 122 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:46.480 the final score eight to six Cleveland, so. 123 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:48.519 A nice win for the Guardians to open up play 124 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:51.399 post All Star Break as they continued to keep those 125 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:54.800 postseason hopes alive. Stay with us, We'll take a time 126 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:58.000 out and come back and talk draft with Paul Gillespie. 127 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:01.319 That's next time and Cleveland Clinnic Guardians Radio on Edword. 128 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:08.120 With Progressive Customer Service. 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Simple Progressive 140 00:08:32.480 --> 00:08:34.639 Castilte Insurance Company affiliate to other insurers. Not available in 141 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:35.639 all states or situations. 142 00:08:48.200 --> 00:08:50.639 Jim Rows announced back with You on Guardians Weekly from 143 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:54.440 downtown Cleveland and Progressive Field. Earlier this week. It was 144 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:59.080 the annual amateur draft throughout Major League Baseball. Paul Gillespie 145 00:08:59.240 --> 00:09:03.120 is the Guardians Senior vice president of Scouting, and the 146 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:06.919 two day draft completed earlier this week, allowing the Guardians 147 00:09:06.960 --> 00:09:10.559 to add twenty two new players to the system, and 148 00:09:10.679 --> 00:09:13.200 Paul says it was certainly a busy time for the staff, 149 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:17.440 but also very exciting to add new talent into the system. 150 00:09:17.519 --> 00:09:21.120 Yeah, thanks Aby, and thanks for having me. Yeah, definitely 151 00:09:21.120 --> 00:09:25.039 a whirlwind. We were able to select twenty two players 152 00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:28.519 in this past draft. A two day draft is something 153 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:31.759 that it's new for us to navigate and work through. 154 00:09:32.320 --> 00:09:34.159 But I think we did a good job. I think 155 00:09:34.639 --> 00:09:37.639 our scouting staff, our front off of staff, our player 156 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:41.399 development folks, everybody worked really hard together to pull off 157 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:44.759 a really successful draft. And we're excited about the players 158 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:48.200 that we were able to select on Sunday and Monday. 159 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:51.960 And your first pick was the twenty seventh overall, an 160 00:09:51.960 --> 00:09:55.399 outfielder from Texas A and M. Jace Laviolette. Tell us 161 00:09:55.399 --> 00:09:57.759 a little bit about him, because it seems like it 162 00:09:57.919 --> 00:10:00.120 was a little bit different selection from some one of 163 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:02.600 the hitters that you've taken in the higher rounds in 164 00:10:02.720 --> 00:10:05.960 recent years who had good contact and mixed in some 165 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:09.120 power there. But it looks like lav Ltte has that 166 00:10:09.200 --> 00:10:11.519 really good power potential. And what did you see in 167 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:13.919 him that led him to be a first round pick? 168 00:10:14.320 --> 00:10:18.600 Yeah, No, Jason is a physical, athletic, left hand hitting 169 00:10:18.639 --> 00:10:21.519 outfielder from text A and M. He stands out for 170 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:25.960 his patients and power profile. He's got a really strong 171 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:29.679 track record of success in college. You know, in his 172 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:32.399 three year career, I think he had sixty sixty eight 173 00:10:32.440 --> 00:10:36.919 or sixty nine home runs, just a really exciting package 174 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:40.000 of athleticism, size, we think he's going to stay in 175 00:10:40.039 --> 00:10:45.440 certain field, excellent teammate, excellent drive to succeed. We're super 176 00:10:45.440 --> 00:10:47.679 excited about bringing him into the organization. 177 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:50.879 And then with your second pick, sixty fourth overall. And 178 00:10:51.120 --> 00:10:53.320 I remember before the draft started we talked so much 179 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:56.200 about the amount of picks within the first one hundred 180 00:10:56.320 --> 00:10:59.120 or so selections, and with the sixty fourth overall, the 181 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:02.960 shortstop out of Tennessee a great program, Dean Curly. And 182 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:05.639 what can you tell us about Curly in terms of 183 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:07.080 where he was selected and why? 184 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:10.519 Yeah? No, Dean in a lot of ways similar to Jay's, 185 00:11:10.600 --> 00:11:13.840 just a track record of success. And Dean he was 186 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:18.159 the starting shortstop at University of Tennessee when they won 187 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:22.320 the national championship back in twenty twenty four. But he's 188 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:27.440 a large framed athletic, right handed hitting infielder. He's had 189 00:11:27.440 --> 00:11:31.320 a well rounded offensive profile, really controls the strike zone, 190 00:11:31.759 --> 00:11:34.840 doesn't swing in this much. But he also has a 191 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:39.440 really nice blend of hit and power potential. So he's 192 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:41.720 moved around the diamond a lot. He has experienced in 193 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:44.440 a lot of different positions, and of course you know, 194 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:48.279 he's demonstrated just being a winning player, you know, given 195 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:52.600 his position on the national championship team. So super excited 196 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:56.000 about Dean and really looking forward to bring him to 197 00:11:56.039 --> 00:11:58.440 the organization. He's quite the player. 198 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:02.240 And just two picks behind him an outfielder from Arizona 199 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:07.960 Aaron Walton. Again, another player from a high profile program. 200 00:12:08.120 --> 00:12:10.639 And how much does that matter when when you're looking 201 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:13.639 at what guys could bring once they get into pro ball. 202 00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:17.960 Yeah, I think it's a good question. I mean, he Walton, 203 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:21.519 he was he actually transferred from Sanford before he was 204 00:12:21.519 --> 00:12:24.559 at University of Arizona. But when you see a guy 205 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:29.679 do that and he has really strong offensive production at 206 00:12:29.679 --> 00:12:33.279 a place like University of Arizona in a big conference 207 00:12:33.399 --> 00:12:37.039 like that, it's definitely encouraging. He's a center field We 208 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:40.440 think he is a really good defender out there, but 209 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:44.360 he's also showed promising bad potential and as well as 210 00:12:44.440 --> 00:12:49.480 power potential. So he's athletic, he's physical, he's tooled, he 211 00:12:49.559 --> 00:12:54.240 has power, and he's he's a guy that we're really 212 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:58.279 excited about. Has some football in his background. He was 213 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:05.200 an excellent wide receiver in high school. So another another player, athleticism, 214 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:08.440 tool speed, and we're really looking forward to bringing him 215 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:09.360 in the organization too. 216 00:13:09.600 --> 00:13:12.840 Paul Gillespie's joining us. We're talking the just completed draft 217 00:13:12.840 --> 00:13:16.360 earlier this week with the senior vice president of scouting 218 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:19.799 for the Guardians, and Paul, let's look at at the 219 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:22.799 seventieth overall pick, and man, you guys are busy in 220 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:25.120 a short period of time with a lot of picks 221 00:13:25.159 --> 00:13:27.279 back to back to back, it seems. But you went 222 00:13:27.320 --> 00:13:31.480 to high school pitcher Will Hines from a spot that 223 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:35.000 you've had some success before up in Mississauga, Ontario, And 224 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:37.600 and what do you see in him? And and why 225 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:40.639 has that been a spot that's that's yielded some major 226 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:42.480 league talent in the past for Cleveland. 227 00:13:42.919 --> 00:13:47.919 Yeah, Will is a really exciting, young, projectible randed pitcher. 228 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:52.960 To your point, he's Canadian. Things about him that stand out, 229 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:59.360 I mean, excellent physical projection, he has exciting spin capacity 230 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:03.559 this fastball, and he comes from an athletic background as well. 231 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:07.799 Both of his parents were athletes. So when you put 232 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:12.519 all those things together, delivery, arm action, physical projection, but 233 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:16.679 also sing showing some president spin capacity and the ability 234 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:21.320 to manipulate the baseball. Now, I think that gives him 235 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:24.320 a lot of potential out of upside to be a 236 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:26.840 starter in the future, especially when the later on the 237 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:28.960 things that he can do in terms of just filling 238 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:30.200 the owe with strikes. 239 00:14:30.519 --> 00:14:33.919 And our last pick that the Guardians had in Day 240 00:14:34.039 --> 00:14:38.360 one of the draft one and one overall an outfielder 241 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:42.360 from again a big time program, Oklahoma State, Nolan Schubart. 242 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:46.000 And again it looks like you loaded up on some 243 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:48.399 big guys and tell us about Shoe Barton and what 244 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:49.440 he could potentially do. 245 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:53.399 Yeah, Schueboard is a guy that we've been following for 246 00:14:53.600 --> 00:14:57.559 quite some time. He's born in Detroit and he was 247 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:02.639 high school teammates with with Alex Mooney, who we drafted 248 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:06.559 a couple of years ago. So Schubard is six foot five, 249 00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:09.600 two hundred and thirty pounds, left handing outfielder at Oklahoma 250 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:12.960 State University. Things are saying about him are in a 251 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:17.799 lot of ways similar to Jace, just stand out, ability 252 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:22.200 to get on base, control the strike zone. He's got 253 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:25.600 high walk rates over his career, but also big time 254 00:15:25.639 --> 00:15:29.399 power potential as a three year starter at Oklahoma State. 255 00:15:29.919 --> 00:15:33.120 And we don't gloss over the remaining rounds that were 256 00:15:33.159 --> 00:15:37.399 part of Day two, but just time constraints. We don't 257 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:40.639 have time to get into everybody. But it does seem 258 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:45.639 like quite a few college drafted players from major programs, 259 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:48.559 and you kind of touched on it before, on the 260 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:52.559 importance of that in today's game, it seems like players 261 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:55.519 are making that move toward the major leagues a little 262 00:15:55.559 --> 00:15:58.080 bit quicker. I know that the roster sizes are smaller 263 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:00.440 on what you can carry in the minor leagues. Does 264 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:02.240 that come into play at all when when you look 265 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:04.320 at that the experience that they have in college and 266 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:07.679 maybe closer to the major leagues, Yeah, I think so. 267 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:11.200 I mean, the the colleges in the in the these 268 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:15.559 big conferences are so competitive these days, and the competition 269 00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:18.200 is really high. So when you have these guys that 270 00:16:18.320 --> 00:16:20.039 go out and the perform and they hit and they 271 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:22.919 have a track record of success against some of the 272 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:26.919 best competition, it is certainly encouraging and certainly certainly factors 273 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:30.000 into what we do and what we look for. I mean, 274 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:32.840 you look at a guy in the fourth round, Luke 275 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:38.360 Hill from Ole, miss another guy just strong offensive performance, 276 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:42.080 track record in the in the SEC, A lot of 277 00:16:42.200 --> 00:16:46.440 contact and again the ability to to move around the Diamond. 278 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:49.200 I think we talk about Luke, he's a he's a 279 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:54.679 baseball player, right, professional hitting approach, great back, thetball skills 280 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:57.799 and those types of things. So those are things that 281 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:01.360 that stand out. I mean, you over to to Vanderd 282 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:06.839 University with Roley Nelson. He's another well rounded offensive profile, 283 00:17:07.279 --> 00:17:11.960 and his skills are kind of driven by having the 284 00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:14.960 elite ability to get on base in a big conference. 285 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:19.240 So I think to your point, when you have those 286 00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:22.920 types of profiles that demonstrate the ability to get on base, 287 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:28.039 make consistent contact, and make quality contact when they're making 288 00:17:28.079 --> 00:17:30.599 that contact, I think those are the things that we 289 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:33.880 look for and those are the things that will vode 290 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:36.119 well for these kids when they go out and start 291 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:37.640 competing in professional baseball. 292 00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:40.599 An exciting time to be sure, for both the organization 293 00:17:40.839 --> 00:17:43.640 and the kids. Paul, thanks so much for coming by. 294 00:17:43.640 --> 00:17:47.440 I always appreciate it. Congratulations on another draft in the books, 295 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:50.680 and we'll follow these players then see how quickly they 296 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:51.599 may get to Cleveland. 297 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:54.039 Oh, thank you, Rosie, you're the man. Thank you so 298 00:17:54.119 --> 00:17:56.759 much for having me and I always enjoy our time together. 299 00:17:57.200 --> 00:18:00.720 That is Senior vice President of Scouting, Paul Gillespie. Another 300 00:18:01.039 --> 00:18:04.000 draft in the books for the Guardians. Stay with us 301 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:06.160 when we come back. We'll hear from Sandy Alamar some 302 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:09.440 All Star Game memories after this time out on the 303 00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:46.799 Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network. Welcome back as Guardians Weekly 304 00:18:46.839 --> 00:18:50.039 from Progressive Field and downtown Cleveland. Jim Rosenhouse along with 305 00:18:50.079 --> 00:18:54.480 you this weekend. Sandy Alamar certainly is top of mind 306 00:18:54.519 --> 00:18:58.400 when you talk great moments in Major League Baseball's All 307 00:18:58.440 --> 00:19:01.240 Star Game. The All Star Game completed earlier this week 308 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:04.039 in Atlanta. Stephen Kuan with a big base hit in 309 00:19:04.039 --> 00:19:06.279 the ninth inning and that tied the game, only to 310 00:19:06.279 --> 00:19:09.799 see the National League win it in the new tiebreaker format, 311 00:19:09.799 --> 00:19:12.759 a home run derby that went to the National League. 312 00:19:13.039 --> 00:19:16.200 But Sandy Alomar back in nineteen ninety seven, the game 313 00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:19.759 played right here at then Jacob's Field, and he hit 314 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:22.039 the game winning home run, not in the ninth inning 315 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:24.680 but earlier than that. But it was his home run 316 00:19:24.680 --> 00:19:27.279 that broke a one to one tie and propelled the 317 00:19:27.319 --> 00:19:29.759 American League to the win. And he says, every year 318 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:33.759 the All Star Break brings back great memories of that 319 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:35.519 big home run at Jacob's Field. 320 00:19:36.079 --> 00:19:41.240 Oh absolutely, because they keep replaying that memory that home 321 00:19:41.319 --> 00:19:43.680 or every time we get close to the All Star 322 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:47.799 Game and people just talk about it. It was an 323 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:50.240 incredible moment for the video of Cleveland. 324 00:19:50.240 --> 00:19:51.680 In my family and we. 325 00:19:51.559 --> 00:19:54.759 Were talking earlier. You're having a great season, but the 326 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:57.000 All Star selections being what they are, you were not 327 00:19:57.079 --> 00:20:00.440 the starting catchers. So explain how you've found out that 328 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:02.799 you'd be playing in the game number one, and then 329 00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:05.559 how the day went before you actually had a chance 330 00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:07.519 to make a great memory for Cleveland. 331 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:09.200 You know, I was very grateful. 332 00:20:09.240 --> 00:20:11.519 It was very grifful that Joe Torrey picked me as 333 00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:14.359 a reserve catcher. I knew I was having a fantastic 334 00:20:14.480 --> 00:20:15.960 year going into the All Star Game. I had a 335 00:20:16.000 --> 00:20:20.079 thirty game hitting streak. But I also knew that Plaus Rodriguez, 336 00:20:20.119 --> 00:20:22.440 the most popular catcher in baseball, he was gonna get 337 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:26.440 it vosed. We were in the same league, and you know, 338 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:28.240 I knew that he was going to be a starting catcher. 339 00:20:28.240 --> 00:20:30.480 I just have to go out there do my job 340 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:34.400 and hopefully continue my streak and continue playing good baseball, 341 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:36.799 and hopefully I had a chance to be selected by 342 00:20:36.799 --> 00:20:38.039 the manager, which he happens. 343 00:20:38.559 --> 00:20:42.720 So obviously, close game and you're facing Sean Estes of 344 00:20:42.759 --> 00:20:46.200 the Giants, and at that point in time, you're you're 345 00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:48.720 not seeing many National League guys that often had you 346 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:51.119 faced him before, had any type of red on him 347 00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:52.559 on on what to expect. 348 00:20:52.599 --> 00:20:53.079 None at all. 349 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:56.559 I uh, I know he had a big, big breaking ball, 350 00:20:57.279 --> 00:21:00.960 and the whole point about you normally you you're only 351 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:03.480 gonna get one a bad, was a reserve one or 352 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:06.039 maybe even two a bad. But getting in that bad 353 00:21:06.319 --> 00:21:09.720 at the key moment is even more difficult. 354 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:14.440 Everybody in the in the rotation is is good. I 355 00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:14.960 knew that. 356 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:17.640 Uh, you know, you go through the pitchers in case 357 00:21:17.680 --> 00:21:19.119 you have to face this guy and that guy. 358 00:21:19.559 --> 00:21:21.720 The one guy I was going through the before is 359 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:23.039 Petro Martinez. Then I go. 360 00:21:23.640 --> 00:21:26.839 I went through Estes a little bit, but I was 361 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:29.119 trying to pick the most difficult guys that I felt 362 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:30.039 like right handers. 363 00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:31.759 I said, let me prepare for this guy. 364 00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:33.839 I kept going down there to the cage and hit 365 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:36.720 some swings from the thirtyting. I was like kind of like, oh, 366 00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:38.960 I gotta get ready early, which I didn't even know 367 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:41.759 what it was gonna go in. But he just happened 368 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:43.559 to be Sean. I knew he threw a big, big 369 00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:46.440 breaking ball and a changeup. I didn't think he has 370 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:49.039 an overpowering fastball, but he had a nasty curveball. 371 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:52.200 So you hit the home run, and obviously it's a 372 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:55.200 big deal. It's in Cleveland place gost bananas. Uh, you 373 00:21:55.279 --> 00:21:58.240 get back to the dugout and what was it like 374 00:21:58.279 --> 00:22:02.119 for you? Saying teammate but also family in the dugout. 375 00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:03.039 He was amazing. 376 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:05.279 He was amazing that the reaction of the players when 377 00:22:05.279 --> 00:22:08.200 I hit the home run, they were all like happy 378 00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:10.640 that I had the chance to be playing in my 379 00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:14.559 own ballpark and delivering like that. They were so excited 380 00:22:14.599 --> 00:22:17.119 that they were rooting for me to do something to 381 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:17.880 have the team win. 382 00:22:17.960 --> 00:22:18.839 And he happened. 383 00:22:18.880 --> 00:22:21.599 And my son was in the stands and he was 384 00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:24.160 just like calling out homers and stuff like that. 385 00:22:24.920 --> 00:22:25.319 I didn't know. 386 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:27.319 He told me this afterwards, but he was a little 387 00:22:27.400 --> 00:22:30.039 kid and he was like, my dad's going yard and 388 00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:30.559 stuff like that. 389 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:34.039 And I was down in the count. The essays threw 390 00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:35.240 me too, breaking both that band. 391 00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:38.759 I was so anxious that I had to set myself 392 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:40.200 back and start breathing. 393 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:42.240 It's like, come on, man, you like this is just 394 00:22:42.279 --> 00:22:42.920 another game. 395 00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:47.359 And I kind of like took the deep breass, sat back, 396 00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:50.119 and then he threw me. I thought it was a fastball, 397 00:22:50.119 --> 00:22:51.519 but he was a change up. But I saw it 398 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:53.759 very well and I was able to connect in front 399 00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:55.680 of hit it out. But that was an incredible moment, 400 00:22:56.200 --> 00:22:58.799 watching the whole dog out coming out to celebrate with me. 401 00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:04.480