August 16, 2025 • 39 mins
A look back at another series win for the Guardians, this time against the visiting Miami Marlins. Plus, Jose Ramirez sits down with Rosey to talk about another record setting night for the Guardians superstar. Also, the Farm Report with VP of Player Development Stephen Osterer checking in from Akron this week. That's all on this edition of Guardians Weekly with Jim Rosenhaus on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:57):
Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim rosen House along
with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. Guardians taking
on the Atlanta Braves this weekend in a three game
series highlighted by Tom Hamilton Bobblehead Night Tonight Saturday Night,
the Guardians and Braves with a seven to ten first
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pitch and the team el honor Hammi's Hall of Fame
induction with a bobblehead giveaway. Should be a great night
at the ballpark. Come on down still some tickets available
at cl guardians dot com. And then the Guardians and
Braves wrap up the homestand one forty first pitch Sunday afternoon.
Good show lined up for you today, as we will
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hear from Vice President of player Development Stephen Osterer with
a full farm report highlighting the progress that Travis Bozana
has made since recovering from an oblique injury that cost
him a couple of months on the season. We'll also
visit with Caleb Longshore the first year bullpen coach for
the Guardians who has done a wonderful job keeping that
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pen and line despite some challenges, including the loss of
a manual class A. So again, a good show lined
up for you today as we join you from Progressive
Field in downtown Cleveland. The homestand winding down, then the
Guardians with a key road trip out west where they
face the Arizona Diamondbacks and then the Texas Rangers, and
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again every game in every series taking on added importance
as the Guardians trying to hang in there and maybe
just maybe pull out a wildcard playoff spot, and who knows,
maybe even challenge the Tigers for the American League's Central
Division crown. We'll see, but a lot of baseball left
here as we get deeper into the month of August. First,
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it's our weekend review, and after an off day Monday,
the Guardians opened the home stand against the Marlins Tuesday night,
and it was Cleveland getting the scoring started in the
first inning, two outs, Jose Ramirez stood in.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Now the one two swung on hit a ton deep
right field, HiT's got a chance, it is gone, and
Jose Ramirez just like that ends an zero for twelve
skid home run number twenty four, and the Guardians have
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the one nothing lead as Jose Ramirez was able to
go down and get that ball looked like it might
have been even below the knees, but Jose able to
go down and gulf it end the right and the
ball won't carry on an eighty six degree night with
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humidity and hardly and he breathes to speak of.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
The next man up was Kyle Manzardo.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
The last nineteen games, Manzardo's gone three sixty five seven
homers nineteen RBIs twelve hundred. Ops the pitch to him
and he sends one high in the air deep left
center field, headed toward the wall.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
It is gone back.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
To back Jacks Grameroz and Manzardo, and that ball just
kept carrying over the nineteen football in left center and
Cleveland's got the early two nothing lead and another example
of a ball that is really carrying here tonight. Man
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Zardo's got good power the other way, especially as of late.
And now three home runs for Manzardo in the last
game and one at bat.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
And in the third the Guardians added on after a
double from Gabrielarius. Brian Rochio delivered a clutch too out
hit a.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Swing in the line of the right base hit near
the line, that'll score Arius three nothing Cleveland and Brian
Rocchio hitting three point thirty three over the last two
weeks as his twenty seventh RBI and Cleveland with a
three nothing lead and getting contributions from the bottom of
the order.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
But the Marlins responded. They scored three runs in the
fifth to tie the game, and then in the sixth
they were bidding to take the lead. They had a
couple of men on and unwisely so decided to test
the throwing arm of Stephen Kwan in.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Left field swings and lines win the left quant coming
on drop space hit, he'll throw home trying to score
woganan throw slide tag out at the plate, another perfect
one hot throw by Kwan. Miami can't challenge. They already
challenged earlier in the game and loss. Steven Kwan on
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the base hit by Ramirez has gunned down another that's
number eleven for Stephen Kwan. This time he throws out
to go ahead run at the plate and Stephen Kwan
is unreal in his ability to gun down people at
the plate.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Then the bullpen chipped in more rate work from Hunter
Gaddison Eric Sabrowski that kept the game tied at three
until the bottom of the eighth. That's when Jose Ramirez
stepped in again and added another franchise record to his resume.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Jse have gone two for twenty five to New York
and Chicago. Match that with a homer and a double
in his first two advanced tonight, Fauchet's pitch swung and
ripped to deep.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Right there she goes stop.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Two iron over the ninth football and right He's homered
twice and double and the Guardians Hamdalan here in the eighth,
four to three, and Jose Ramirez his second multi homer
game of the year. Remember way back in April he
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hit three on a Friday night in Anaheim.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Then it was Kate smith On to finish the job
in the ninth three.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Cleveland two down, ninth inning, the Pits swung on panged
up the middle behind second Pat Candigram Schneaming throws Boging
and the Guardians keep rolling. The best team in the
American League since July seventh, They are twenty two and
eight since that time, and they keep the heat on
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the Tigers and the Yankees with a four to three
win over.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Miami, so a nice win in the homestand opener for
the Guardians, and it did not continue. On Wednesday night,
Miami with a thirteen to four victory to even the
series at one win apiece. So the Guardians looking for
a series win on Thursday night, but it was Miami
that picked up where they left off Wednesday night, scoring
three runs in the first inning to take an early lead. However,
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it didn't last long, as in the bottom of the
first Stephen Kwan and on Hell Martinez each singled, bringing
Jose Ramirez to the plate.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Runner Goes Pitts swung on Ill to the gamp and
right center base hit that'll score Kwawn Martinez on his
way to third, cut off in the gap by Marcy
the center fielder, holding Jose Ramirez to an RBI single,
and Ramirez with his sixty fourth run manned in and
three straight base hits off the hard throwing Edward Cabrera
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and Cleveland is down three to one, with first and
third occupied and still nobody out.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Martinez scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit
to one, and then Gabrielarius got the job done to
tie the game.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
The pitch swung on broke a bad roller up the middle,
babo by Lopez. Shortstop recovers throws to get Arius at first,
easily scoring is Ramirez, and in the blink of the
eye we have gone from three to nothing to three
to three and it's a broken bat ground out for Arius,
but it gives him forty four rbies.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
The Marlin scored a run in the fourth to retake
the lead at four to three, but again the Guardians answered.
This time it was fifthening singles by Kwan and Ramirez
that brought Kyle Manzardo to the plate. The pitch to Manzardo,
he swings lines at the left basehead that'll score Kuan.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Right behind him, now being.
Speaker 5 (09:18):
Held is Ramirez as the throw came in from Stours,
so Ramirez holds a third. But Manzardo ties the game
with an RBI single to the opposite field, and that
may be the biggest difference with Manzarto lately really going
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to the opposite field well.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
And then just like in the first inning, it was
more good situational hitting from Gabriel Arius. Now the two
to one swung online right side coming on, making the
catches Hernandez, but that will score Ramirez on the sack
fly and the Guardians move in front for the first
tonight it's five four Cleveland. Arius comes through with a
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sack fly is forty fourth run driven in and he
goes the opposite way to get that run in. In
the seventh, the Guardians removed all doubt as CJ. Capus
drove in a run with a ground out that made
it six to four, and then David Fry got in
on the act.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Now the one two pinch runner goes pitch drill to
left base hit David Fry, that'll score Arius Capus to
third and with a feet first slide and a big
army I single for David Fry, his eighteenth run banned
in and now Cleveland with a little breathing room two
in here in the seventh and Cleveland now taking a
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seven to four lead.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
And next up it was Brian Rochio.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Runner goes pitch warped in the right base hit that'll
score Capus, Fry on the run to third. Two failed
butt attempts by Brian Rochio, so then he lashes an
RBI single to right is twenty eighth RBI Nolan Jones,
scoring Cleveland has blown it open and the Guardians now
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have themselves at eight to four lead.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
Austin Hedges added a sackfly to make it nine to four,
and in the ninth Kate Smith was on once again
to finish things up.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Now the one two swung online to short caught by
Arius ballgame. Cleveland gets another series win. They are twenty
three and nine since July, seventh best record in the
American League, and the Guardians are half game the back
of the Yankees for the third and final wild card spot.
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Nine to four. Cleveland drills Miami tonight.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
The Guardians had Braves met on Friday night and it
was all Atlanta nothing victory for the Braves as they
got that great pitching from the youngster Hurston Waltrip and
combined with a bullpen that shut down the Guardians to
open this series against the Atlanta Braves. So that's our
weekend reviews. Stay with us. We'll hear from the great
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one Jose Ramirez, who had a big night, historic night
for him again on Tuesday night against the Marlins. That's
coming your way shortly on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network.
Speaker 3 (12:28):
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Speaker 4 (12:34):
Don't believe they're moving the team to another city.
Speaker 6 (12:36):
True, but you'll never forget all the joy they brought
into your life. Joy.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
They made the playoffs twice in fifty years.
Speaker 6 (12:41):
Gosh, those two times were pretty great, weren't they.
Speaker 4 (12:44):
How would I know? I wasn't even born yet.
Speaker 6 (12:45):
Just think of all the free time you'll have on
game days.
Speaker 4 (12:48):
Those games were the highlight of my week.
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Speaker 1 (13:09):
Now, the two to one swung on Tampa up the middle,
charge at short Lopez thrown at the plate not in
time at first side. Ramirez got a great break and
Jose Ramirez diving into home plate puts Cleveland on top
six to four. And again, when you're the smartest player
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in the game, when you're the best base runner in
the game, Jose Ramirez gets every edge. As soon as
he saw contact, he was off at third, plus he
had a great secondary lead and he beat the throat
of the plate by the shortstop Lopez and a huge insurance.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Run for Cleveland. Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly Jim Rose
in house along with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland,
where the Guardians are taking on the Atlanta Braves this
weekend seven ten Saturday Night, one forty on Sunday afternoon.
If you're heading down to the ballpark on Saturday for
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the night game, come on out early as the Guardians
will honor Hall of famer and my broadcast partner Tom
Hamilton in a pregame ceremony on Hammy's Bobblehead Night here
at Progressive Field. Been a good homestand for the Guardians
and a big night on Tuesday Night for Jose Ramirez.
In the win over Miami, he passed Jim Tomy and
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Albert Bell in multi homer games. A two home run
game Tuesday night for Jose. He's now the franchise leader
in that department twenty seven different times, he said, multiple
home runs in a game. We caught up with him
the next day along with translator Augi Rivero, and he
said the records are fun, but leading his team to
a win is always the most important. Part of things
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for him, ay.
Speaker 7 (15:00):
I mean, I feel that's the reason why we're here,
trying to win, trying to accompass them, especially and especially
for me, I know my career is coming to the
last part of this of his, of his story is
alwaysly for me, I want to win, and every time
we get closer today it is a good feeling.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
Twenty two and eight, last thirty games after the ten
game losing streak. You've been a part of some really
good teams here? What's making this one click right now?
From what you're.
Speaker 7 (15:22):
Saying, youmes on to unity, how united we are as
a team, and how much we want to do this
and be on the same page. It seems everybody's on
the same page and the same mentality. So it's really
important to us to do that so we're able to
win games.
Speaker 2 (15:36):
And the work you're out today, extra ground balls with
your teammates, batting practice, all of that. How important is
that consistency, especially this time of year when sometimes it
gets a little tougher to go out there and do
the little things that are important.
Speaker 7 (15:51):
In typica, I understand, you know, living by exemple is
really important. And they see me, they look after me,
So for me, it's import important to set a good
example of went out. They're working hard and telling what
what is the way to do things? For me is
what important to show them this is how we do
things and because that's how how we do things in
the baseball field.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Jose Ramirez joining us along with Algui Rivero. Jose, another
milestone last night. You move ahead of Jim Tommy Albert
Bell in terms of multi home run games power wise.
I know you touched on a little bit after the
game last night. When did you realize that that you
could hit four power no matter what size anybody is,
that you could make the ball jump off the bat
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the way you do well?
Speaker 7 (16:31):
Can say, you know, I talked about that yesterday. The
early age, I knew how how fast my hands were
in the swing and my ability to put the ball
in play. So for me, it was all about to
understanding and having the maturity to know how to hit
the ball and when to hit the ball like that.
So for me, that's been a working progress for many years.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
So for for a younger player who's looking to drive
the ball with power, is it all in the hands?
Is that that the biggest.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Keep see see.
Speaker 7 (17:00):
Implemented, because I believe it's not how much how hard
you try to hit the ball, it's just having developing
this chile hitting the ball.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Quickly in the right spot.
Speaker 7 (17:09):
So obviously you get the customs of hitting in the
right spot for you to go far, not necessarily to
try and to hit so hard. So my recommendation used
to work on those quick hands because I'd allow you
to to hit hard the ball furtherer.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
So along those lines. Eighth and and last night, you
hit the game winning home run in a spot where
teams don't pitch to you very often. How do you
manage to to rein it in and wait for that
good pitch to hit and then not get too excited
if you see a good one.
Speaker 7 (17:39):
It's a difficult situation. I know they're gonna they're gonna
pitch me either way, because I know if I'm on
the basis, I'm also a threat just to the second
to the third. So in those situations, I make myself
sure not to get too big and too open in situation.
But I knew I was going to get a chance,
and then when I had it, and make sure not
to get it get it by.
Speaker 2 (17:55):
I was congratulations on an Ice can thank you, thank you, thanks,
thank you the year it has been for Jose Ramirez
and as always, thanks to Hagi Rivero for his help
on the translation at Stay with us on the other
side of the break, we'll visit with Caleb Longshore, the
Guardians bullpen coach. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians
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Radio Network, Guardian's weekly rolls on from Downtown Cleveland. Jim
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Rosenhouse along with you a progressive field this weekend. Caleb
Longshore is The Guardian's first year bullpen coach, and he's
had a lot to manage out there this season, most
notably the loss of Emmanuel classe A, the top closer
in baseball, but a lot to like. In fact, since
July first, the best bullpen era in the America can
leak belongs to Cleveland, and long Short talked about what
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he's noticed over the past month that's made this group
so special.
Speaker 8 (19:08):
Yeah, I think the biggest thing is just how consistent
these guys are, you know, for them going back for
the guys that you know pitched the pin last year
and they're back with us this year. Like, the work
is really really focused. It's been a really, really good
group of guys in terms of like they want to
come out and compete every single day. I'm really just
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seeing that consistency. I'm starting to pay off here as
we get into the dog days of the summer a
little bit.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
And they've done it with the loss of arguably the
best closer in the game in a manual class A.
But can sometimes something like that bring a group together
and enhance her performance a little bit.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
Yeah, I think voters said it best. You know, all
these guys that pitched and leverage, you know, from Ki
the Gaddy to you know in right Sebraska, they've all
thrown in beginnings and then now it's just kind of
shifted when that quote unquote big moment is the ninth
may be a little bit different, but every aput matters
in the in the you know world that we live in.
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And so I think they've done a good job just
translating to hey, let's just go do our job.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
There haven't been many days where the starters haven't gone deep,
but there's been a quote bullpen game War two where
you've had a relievers start, and it seems like those
have gone really well. If you're a reliever, are those
kind of fun days where you know every everybody might
get a chance to pitch that.
Speaker 4 (20:25):
Day one hundred percent.
Speaker 8 (20:26):
They all know out of the gate that you know,
we've got to go out and do our job and
going to be asked to do a little bit more
than you know, a traditional game rolls out. You know,
Kolby's having the starting experience that he has, say with
Junis like, you know, those guys are going to be
able to cover multiple and then you know are guys
that throwing those levers inns. They just get the ball
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to us with a lead, and we're gonna go out
and do the best that we can to keep it there.
Speaker 2 (20:50):
For fans who don't know, obviously there's good talent down there,
but as a bullpen coach, what can you do to
enhance that and get the most out of these guys?
Speaker 8 (20:59):
Yeah, I mean our player development system for our internal
guys does such a good job of setting the precedent
as standard. And our players want to be coached. Obviously,
working with Carl Joe Beg, you know, we're all day
to day like have our own areas that we're diving
in starters and relievers, and our players want to be
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really good and they come and see seek answers for
questions that they have.
Speaker 4 (21:24):
Our biggest thing is.
Speaker 8 (21:25):
To be there to support them, to help them in
the day to day with whatever they feel like that
they need to work on, and we bring awareness to
things that you know, we feel like are going to
help performance. But more importantly, we're just partnering with the
players to help them get to the best spot that
they could be in.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
And to be specific, singling out one pitcher in particular
who mentioned that you've been a real positive impact on
him was Nick and Wright and in that case, but
what are some of the things that you've been able
to do with him to get him in a real
good position.
Speaker 8 (21:52):
Yeah, First of all, Nick's just super talented, and then
our relationship goes back for two or three years now
with being in the coordinator role spending time with him
in rehab. I think the biggest thing that we try
to do is just make awareness around like what guys
do well, and then we focus on that. And Nick's
done a really good job of owning himself, I think
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since he's gotten to the major league level and like
understanding like you know, where his best place is executed are,
and he's got a slow heartbeat. Obviously, his story is phenomenal,
and you know when he goes out and takes the mound,
he takes the mound with you know, hey, life's beating
me down a little bit, but this game has been
a huge up in my life. So you know, Nick
just owning the best version of himself and doing that
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consistently is proven to create a really good player here
down the stretch to look forward to continue to seeing
his growth.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
And your prior role, you worked with a lot of
the young pitchers who are here now, but you have
some veterans down there, Colby Aller, Jacob Junis, Matt Festa.
Why are they so important to help this unit alone?
Speaker 8 (22:55):
Yeah, I mean it's hard to replace experience, you know.
I mean one of the guys between Nick and Kate
and Gaddy and you know some of the other guys
that are down there's not a ton of service time,
you know. And you've got Juny and Colby and Festa
that all have you know, multiple years in the league
that have been through the one sixty two way more
than the other group have. They've experienced the highs, they've
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experienced the lows, and watching all those guys mess together,
lean on each other, learn from each other. You know,
when you're getting kicked in the face, you know, how
do you respond? When things are going well? How do
you respond? Which may be more important than you know,
responding to the downtimes and then being able to just
maintain the consistency from day to day. I think we
learn a lot from those guys.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Veteran wise, Caleb, thanks so much for the time. Good
to have you along.
Speaker 8 (23:42):
Thanks, Rosie, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (23:43):
And his first year bullpen coach Caleb Longshor, who has
done some great work along with pitching coach Carl Willis
and his assistants Brad Goldbergan, Joe Torres. The pitching team
hitting on all cylinders this year in Cleveland. Stay with
us when we come back. It's our minor league update
with Vice president of player Development Steven Osterer. That's next.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
A progressive home and auto bundle can protect you around
the clock, but we can't protect you from those painful
moments in sports.
Speaker 4 (24:12):
I can't believe they're moving the team to another city.
Speaker 6 (24:14):
True, but you'll never forget all the joy they brought
into your life.
Speaker 4 (24:17):
Joy they made the playoffs twice in fifty years.
Speaker 6 (24:20):
Gosh, those two times were pretty great, weren't they.
Speaker 4 (24:22):
How would I know? I wasn't even born yet.
Speaker 6 (24:24):
Just think of all the free time you'll have on
game days.
Speaker 4 (24:27):
Those games were the highlight of my week.
Speaker 3 (24:29):
Well, at least your homanaud or protected with a bundle
from Progressive Progressive Casualty Interns Company affiliates another interur it's
not available in those states. Are situations.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Runner ghost Pits worked in the right base him that'll
score Capus Fry on a run to third two failed,
but attempts by Brian Rogio, so then he lashes an
RBI single to right is twenty eighth RBI Nolan Jones scoring.
Cleveland has blown and open and the Guardians now have
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themselves at eight to four lead. And this is a
ball club that I thinks stand as they are best
record in the American League since they lost ten in
a row and looked like their season was over at
forty and forty eight, heading to Houston.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
Welcome back to our final segment of Guardian's Weekly. Jim
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Rosenhouse along with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland,
and we'll talk Akron this week with Stephen Osterer. The
Guardian's vice president of player development and the Double A
Ball club clicking along nicely, and one of their stars
for a little while anyway, was Travis Bozana, last year's
overall first round draft pick in the amateur draft. He's
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since been promoted to Triple A Columbus. That was last weekend,
but Austy talked about how encouraging it was to see
Bizana get back into the swing of things in Akron
after enduring an injury that kept him out for two months.
Speaker 9 (26:50):
Yeah, Travis has been back roughly around three weeks at
this point. Obviously, you know, missing a bunch of time,
and when you have guys do that, you expect them
to a little bit of time to get back into
a groove. And I think for Travis is still needing
to adapt to playing five or six games again. But
he's really come out swinging, which is great to see
and now is just it's not surprising to see it
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kind of shine through as he stepped back into action.
Speaker 10 (27:15):
So you know, the approach has been good.
Speaker 9 (27:16):
And you know, again when you're coming off off the
two months, it's hard to expect a ton, but the
Batches is really impressed the.
Speaker 10 (27:24):
Last few weeks and you know he's.
Speaker 9 (27:26):
Taking a step forward I think with the approach a
little bit and just being back to who we know
he can be offensively, and yeah, defensively obviously there's still
there's still work and he's put a lot of time
and effort in with your assistant Field Cordier Mark Mumper
at that level and continues to work on his footwork
and his range and it may not jump off the
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page initially when you watch him play defensively, but he
makes all the ups and he's really consistent out there.
So still lots of work left defensively and offensively, but
great to see him back out there and playing consistently.
You have five games a week, six games a week
now and and the bat has been fun to watch.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
And is it strictly he's healthy now and he can
do all these things or has he made some adjustments
at the play too, So.
Speaker 10 (28:10):
I think it's it's a combination of both.
Speaker 9 (28:12):
And he was making adjustments I think even before you
know the injury is happening, and you know those things
were you know, coming through on the underlying side.
Speaker 10 (28:21):
Of things and maybe not seeing the outcomes you'd want
to see.
Speaker 9 (28:24):
But again, uh, you know, when when you're healthy and
things are feeling really good, Uh, you know, the performance
can shine through at times. But yeah, the the approach
and some of the you know, swing adjustments and the
mentality were things that he was working on prior to
the injury, and now seeing him back in full action,
the performance, uh has stepped through. So it's not just
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the underlying things we're seeing, but it's actually the bat
of ball out comes and the performance outcomes are now
you know, shining.
Speaker 2 (28:53):
Through behind the play. Cooper Ingle. We've talked about him
a lot this summer, and I think it's always interesting
for actors at the minor league level. They get to
August and I'm sure there's some challenges physically. How is
he holding up and what have you seen from him
as his season continues.
Speaker 10 (29:09):
Yeah, that's a really good point.
Speaker 9 (29:10):
There's a lot to be said about the workload for
a catcher in the minor leagues, and you know, for Cooper,
he's right around his career high in total games and
we've got about five or six weeks left in the
season for him. So yeah, there there is a real
thing to be to be learned as a catcher in
the minor leagues and what it takes to take on
that full professional workload and you obviously at the same time, uh,
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these guys are are working, you know, and Coop especially
working really hard day to day to not just play
and performance show up, but also get better.
Speaker 10 (29:43):
So there's a.
Speaker 9 (29:44):
Lot that goes into his day to you know, improve physically,
which is a thing that you know, he continue to
work on, you know, to perform too, sorry develop you know,
in this preparation and you know, the demands of the
catcher that are not necessarily in game, but the things
that he do lead up the game and on top
of the hitting and all the work defensively that you
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know he's putting in.
Speaker 10 (30:05):
It's just a lot, and it could be really taxing.
Speaker 9 (30:08):
And I think, yeah, for young catchers as they go
through the full grind of a season and you know,
get to that workload, it can be really tough to handle.
And I think for Cooper this this has been a
really good learning opportunity for him. Obviously, he's a really
good hitter and he continues to hit, but all the
other things that go into being an everyday major league catcher,
it's just the exposure to all that at this point
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of the year has been great for him, and you
know it's a learning step for the future.
Speaker 2 (30:34):
I think on healthy now, it took him a little
bit to get on the field this year, and what
have you seen now as he settles into the double
A level.
Speaker 9 (30:43):
Yeah, I think last time we talked he was just
getting back into action and now he's closer around fifty
games in Akron and you know, maybe performance on the
holes a little bit lower offensively, but there's still a
lot to be excited about it, you know, with the
profile of how now in general, and then you know
he's got the lead contact skills that are still there
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and he doesn't strike out a lot.
Speaker 10 (31:07):
He's matching the left hand and pitching.
Speaker 9 (31:08):
And I think, really if you zoom out, just the
performance versus right just isn't where it is and has
been in the past. But you know, he's a really
good worker, and you know he's he's matured a lot
over the last year and a half in terms of
preparation and you know, being ready to go out and
perform in the consistent work offensively and defensively. That yeah,
I think this is something that he's going to work
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through again. Just fifty games.
Speaker 10 (31:33):
Yeah, he hasn't.
Speaker 9 (31:35):
Had a ton of time necessarily, but you.
Speaker 10 (31:38):
Know, the defense still continues to be steady.
Speaker 9 (31:40):
He's exclusively playing shortstop and you're getting a ton of
work in for you know, all that lost time that
he had to start the years. So really excited about
Hanau now and moving forward, and I think the performance
is going to continue to tick up as he gets
more reps.
Speaker 2 (31:55):
Yeah, one more position player Alfons and Rosario who started
his year at the A level but now moving up
to Double A. And how has he handled that?
Speaker 9 (32:03):
Yeah, and he just he just recently was promoted, so
he's only had a few games under his belt, but
looks the same. You know, he's laid in the Midwest
League and home runs when we brought him up and
was crushing the ball I think on the hole for
the years. He's just taking a big step forward and
cutting down his strikeout rates, still showing the elite power
that has been a carrying trade for him over his career.
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And he's just a really good athlete. So I think
there's probably some shift this year in his mindset and
simplifying things and just letting the athlete out of the plate.
Speaker 10 (32:34):
And he's played a mix of center and right.
Speaker 9 (32:37):
He's got above average running speed, you know, above average
arm strength, and I think that maybe profiles him as
a really good right fielder in the future, with obviously
some things to work on, but he's been pretty steady
in the center field too, So he's going to continue
to get both of those reps, you know, across the board.
But you know, he's a hard worker, he's confident, yeah,
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and he wants to be really good. He's he's a
super competitive kid. So yeah, it's not surprising that, you know,
the first few games and Akron he's continued to hit
and play well, but you know, expecting that to continue
moving forward and for him to be the athlete and
the competitor that we know he is.
Speaker 2 (33:14):
S We're joined by Steven Ostro, the vice president of
player development for the Guardians, and we're talking double a
Acron this week and some really good things going on
there for the Rubber Ducks, including on the mound, Dylan DeLucia,
a former high round draft pick, starting to get it
rolling and move through the system a little bit. And
what are you seeing from him as he continues to progress.
Speaker 9 (33:35):
Yeah, Yeah, he's a really good arm that we got
in twenty two and unfortunately missed a good chunk of
time coming back from elbow surgeries. So really it's his
first full year out in professional baseball, which provides its
own challenges. But you know, he was moved from Lake
County to Akron about two months ago, and he's performed
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well overall on the whole. Yeah, he's a righty starter
with three good pitches, and I think it's highlighted by
a unique fastball. So he's he's got like this, you know,
release height that's pretty low, and he gets them right
on the pitch, so it kind of just shoots up
on hitters and and creates a ton of whish for him.
And I think just the uniqueness of that pitch allows
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the second, uh, you know, the secondary pitches to play up.
So uh, you know, there's a slider and a change up.
They're both pretty good pitches. And I think there's still
a lot of room for growth on the arsenal and
and a lot of growth, you know, for Dylan to
just face hitters at the professional level. So you know,
it's really exciting to see him out there, healthy, inconsistent,
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and you know his performance is ticked up, you know,
kind of start over start, he's.
Speaker 10 (34:41):
End zone a lot, his routeams have gotten better.
Speaker 9 (34:44):
And he's adjusting to just what it means to be
a starter at the professional level. So you know, it's
been fun to have him back and uh, you know
show the things that we were super excited on when
we drafted him, what we were excited about last year
and now consistently only you know, stack good days as
a starter in double A, So lots of room left
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for growth, but great to see Dylan get out there
and perform for us.
Speaker 2 (35:10):
And we'll move to the bullpen. A couple of pitchers
who wanted to touch on right handed Matt Jason, another
college drafted player, and then what's he done to kind
of get on that radar now?
Speaker 9 (35:20):
Yeah, Yeah, he's the twenty three arm out of Indiana State.
You know, he was a plus strike throwing right handed
starter when we got him, and and you know, came
out of the bullpen last year and it was more
or less un hitable in Lake County. I think many
hits or runs. You know, you just needed to add
some velocity and you know, you put a ton of
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work in this offseason physically in his throwing programs, and
you know the intent behind trying to throw harder, and
you know, we saw a lot of games coming out
of the gate with that, but you know, unfortunately had
a bit of a set back from an injury and
you know he's just now getting back into games and
it's exciting to see how.
Speaker 10 (35:58):
That plays out.
Speaker 9 (35:59):
So he's got a pretty good arsenal. He added the cutter,
he's got, you know, a bit of a diverse mix
for a righty reliever, and you know, excited to see
the velocity continues to stack up and trend up for
him and see what he can do in Akron.
Speaker 2 (36:13):
And one more picture to touch on this week. Magnus
Elert's another reliever, great name and strikeouts. Boy, you look
at throughout his minor league career, seems like strikeouts have
really been heavy for him. And what are you seeing
as he's moving through his Accron season.
Speaker 10 (36:28):
Yeah, yeah, great name, Magnus.
Speaker 9 (36:31):
I mean he's he's been a real up and down
ride over the last couple of years, just with consistency,
and you know, there's been some nagging things of the
body at times. He's pushed through things at times which
maybe doesn't help, and had a bit of a step
back with.
Speaker 10 (36:46):
Some injuries and you know, just unfortunate luck this year.
Speaker 9 (36:50):
But you know, the good Magnus is is a real
weapon for us. Say, yeah, I think he's to your point,
he's in and around like the thirty five saying k rate,
you know, across his career and even holding that up
in Akron when you know he's had that up and
down inconsistency with what's coming out of hands. So when
he's really good, he's his calling card is just this
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elite riding.
Speaker 10 (37:13):
With a bit of cut fastball that's.
Speaker 9 (37:15):
In the ninety four to ninety eight range, and it
just generates a ton of miss and you know, hitters
have a really hard time catching up to it and
put in the bat on the ball. And you know
he couples that with a firm, sweeping slider and there's
some promise in the splitter that he's been working on.
But yeah, again, the consistency needs to be there. The
strikeouts jump off the page. But you know, we're we're
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working through things and there's some you know, some underlying
things that we're really excited about with Magnus hopefully providing
more consistency in the coming bit.
Speaker 10 (37:46):
But you know, when he is at the top of
his game.
Speaker 9 (37:49):
It's it's really exciting to think about what the weapon
could be in the bullpen for as long term.
Speaker 2 (37:55):
That's vice president of player Development, Stephen Ostro, and that's
going to do it for our show this week. Thanks
to Brian Monze for helping to put everything together until
next week when we join you from Texas. This is
Jim Rosenhouse reminding you you've been listening to Guardians Weekly
on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
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Speaker 2 (00:57):
Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim rosen House along
with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. Guardians taking
on the Atlanta Braves this weekend in a three game
series highlighted by Tom Hamilton Bobblehead Night Tonight Saturday Night,
the Guardians and Braves with a seven to ten first
(01:18):
pitch and the team el honor Hammi's Hall of Fame
induction with a bobblehead giveaway. Should be a great night
at the ballpark. Come on down still some tickets available
at cl guardians dot com. And then the Guardians and
Braves wrap up the homestand one forty first pitch Sunday afternoon.
Good show lined up for you today, as we will
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hear from Vice President of player Development Stephen Osterer with
a full farm report highlighting the progress that Travis Bozana
has made since recovering from an oblique injury that cost
him a couple of months on the season. We'll also
visit with Caleb Longshore the first year bullpen coach for
the Guardians who has done a wonderful job keeping that
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pen and line despite some challenges, including the loss of
a manual class A. So again, a good show lined
up for you today as we join you from Progressive
Field in downtown Cleveland. The homestand winding down, then the
Guardians with a key road trip out west where they
face the Arizona Diamondbacks and then the Texas Rangers, and
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again every game in every series taking on added importance
as the Guardians trying to hang in there and maybe
just maybe pull out a wildcard playoff spot, and who knows,
maybe even challenge the Tigers for the American League's Central
Division crown. We'll see, but a lot of baseball left
here as we get deeper into the month of August. First,
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it's our weekend review, and after an off day Monday,
the Guardians opened the home stand against the Marlins Tuesday night,
and it was Cleveland getting the scoring started in the
first inning, two outs, Jose Ramirez stood in.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Now the one two swung on hit a ton deep
right field, HiT's got a chance, it is gone, and
Jose Ramirez just like that ends an zero for twelve
skid home run number twenty four, and the Guardians have
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the one nothing lead as Jose Ramirez was able to
go down and get that ball looked like it might
have been even below the knees, but Jose able to
go down and gulf it end the right and the
ball won't carry on an eighty six degree night with
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humidity and hardly and he breathes to speak of.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
The next man up was Kyle Manzardo.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
The last nineteen games, Manzardo's gone three sixty five seven
homers nineteen RBIs twelve hundred. Ops the pitch to him
and he sends one high in the air deep left
center field, headed toward the wall.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
It is gone back.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
To back Jacks Grameroz and Manzardo, and that ball just
kept carrying over the nineteen football in left center and
Cleveland's got the early two nothing lead and another example
of a ball that is really carrying here tonight. Man
(04:24):
Zardo's got good power the other way, especially as of late.
And now three home runs for Manzardo in the last
game and one at bat.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
And in the third the Guardians added on after a
double from Gabrielarius. Brian Rochio delivered a clutch too out
hit a.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Swing in the line of the right base hit near
the line, that'll score Arius three nothing Cleveland and Brian
Rocchio hitting three point thirty three over the last two
weeks as his twenty seventh RBI and Cleveland with a
three nothing lead and getting contributions from the bottom of
the order.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
But the Marlins responded. They scored three runs in the
fifth to tie the game, and then in the sixth
they were bidding to take the lead. They had a
couple of men on and unwisely so decided to test
the throwing arm of Stephen Kwan in.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Left field swings and lines win the left quant coming
on drop space hit, he'll throw home trying to score
woganan throw slide tag out at the plate, another perfect
one hot throw by Kwan. Miami can't challenge. They already
challenged earlier in the game and loss. Steven Kwan on
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the base hit by Ramirez has gunned down another that's
number eleven for Stephen Kwan. This time he throws out
to go ahead run at the plate and Stephen Kwan
is unreal in his ability to gun down people at
the plate.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Then the bullpen chipped in more rate work from Hunter
Gaddison Eric Sabrowski that kept the game tied at three
until the bottom of the eighth. That's when Jose Ramirez
stepped in again and added another franchise record to his resume.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Jse have gone two for twenty five to New York
and Chicago. Match that with a homer and a double
in his first two advanced tonight, Fauchet's pitch swung and
ripped to deep.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Right there she goes stop.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Two iron over the ninth football and right He's homered
twice and double and the Guardians Hamdalan here in the eighth,
four to three, and Jose Ramirez his second multi homer
game of the year. Remember way back in April he
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hit three on a Friday night in Anaheim.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Then it was Kate smith On to finish the job
in the ninth three.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Cleveland two down, ninth inning, the Pits swung on panged
up the middle behind second Pat Candigram Schneaming throws Boging
and the Guardians keep rolling. The best team in the
American League since July seventh, They are twenty two and
eight since that time, and they keep the heat on
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the Tigers and the Yankees with a four to three
win over.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Miami, so a nice win in the homestand opener for
the Guardians, and it did not continue. On Wednesday night,
Miami with a thirteen to four victory to even the
series at one win apiece. So the Guardians looking for
a series win on Thursday night, but it was Miami
that picked up where they left off Wednesday night, scoring
three runs in the first inning to take an early lead. However,
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it didn't last long, as in the bottom of the
first Stephen Kwan and on Hell Martinez each singled, bringing
Jose Ramirez to the plate.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Runner Goes Pitts swung on Ill to the gamp and
right center base hit that'll score Kwawn Martinez on his
way to third, cut off in the gap by Marcy
the center fielder, holding Jose Ramirez to an RBI single,
and Ramirez with his sixty fourth run manned in and
three straight base hits off the hard throwing Edward Cabrera
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and Cleveland is down three to one, with first and
third occupied and still nobody out.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Martinez scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit
to one, and then Gabrielarius got the job done to
tie the game.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
The pitch swung on broke a bad roller up the middle,
babo by Lopez. Shortstop recovers throws to get Arius at first,
easily scoring is Ramirez, and in the blink of the
eye we have gone from three to nothing to three
to three and it's a broken bat ground out for Arius,
but it gives him forty four rbies.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
The Marlin scored a run in the fourth to retake
the lead at four to three, but again the Guardians answered.
This time it was fifthening singles by Kwan and Ramirez
that brought Kyle Manzardo to the plate. The pitch to Manzardo,
he swings lines at the left basehead that'll score Kuan.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Right behind him, now being.
Speaker 5 (09:18):
Held is Ramirez as the throw came in from Stours,
so Ramirez holds a third. But Manzardo ties the game
with an RBI single to the opposite field, and that
may be the biggest difference with Manzarto lately really going
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to the opposite field well.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
And then just like in the first inning, it was
more good situational hitting from Gabriel Arius. Now the two
to one swung online right side coming on, making the
catches Hernandez, but that will score Ramirez on the sack
fly and the Guardians move in front for the first
tonight it's five four Cleveland. Arius comes through with a
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sack fly is forty fourth run driven in and he
goes the opposite way to get that run in. In
the seventh, the Guardians removed all doubt as CJ. Capus
drove in a run with a ground out that made
it six to four, and then David Fry got in
on the act.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Now the one two pinch runner goes pitch drill to
left base hit David Fry, that'll score Arius Capus to
third and with a feet first slide and a big
army I single for David Fry, his eighteenth run banned
in and now Cleveland with a little breathing room two
in here in the seventh and Cleveland now taking a
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seven to four lead.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
And next up it was Brian Rochio.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Runner goes pitch warped in the right base hit that'll
score Capus, Fry on the run to third. Two failed
butt attempts by Brian Rochio, so then he lashes an
RBI single to right is twenty eighth RBI Nolan Jones,
scoring Cleveland has blown it open and the Guardians now
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have themselves at eight to four lead.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
Austin Hedges added a sackfly to make it nine to four,
and in the ninth Kate Smith was on once again
to finish things up.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Now the one two swung online to short caught by
Arius ballgame. Cleveland gets another series win. They are twenty
three and nine since July, seventh best record in the
American League, and the Guardians are half game the back
of the Yankees for the third and final wild card spot.
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Nine to four. Cleveland drills Miami tonight.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
The Guardians had Braves met on Friday night and it
was all Atlanta nothing victory for the Braves as they
got that great pitching from the youngster Hurston Waltrip and
combined with a bullpen that shut down the Guardians to
open this series against the Atlanta Braves. So that's our
weekend reviews. Stay with us. We'll hear from the great
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one Jose Ramirez, who had a big night, historic night
for him again on Tuesday night against the Marlins. That's
coming your way shortly on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network.
Speaker 3 (12:28):
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Speaker 4 (12:34):
Don't believe they're moving the team to another city.
Speaker 6 (12:36):
True, but you'll never forget all the joy they brought
into your life. Joy.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
They made the playoffs twice in fifty years.
Speaker 6 (12:41):
Gosh, those two times were pretty great, weren't they.
Speaker 4 (12:44):
How would I know? I wasn't even born yet.
Speaker 6 (12:45):
Just think of all the free time you'll have on
game days.
Speaker 4 (12:48):
Those games were the highlight of my week.
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Speaker 1 (13:09):
Now, the two to one swung on Tampa up the middle,
charge at short Lopez thrown at the plate not in
time at first side. Ramirez got a great break and
Jose Ramirez diving into home plate puts Cleveland on top
six to four. And again, when you're the smartest player
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in the game, when you're the best base runner in
the game, Jose Ramirez gets every edge. As soon as
he saw contact, he was off at third, plus he
had a great secondary lead and he beat the throat
of the plate by the shortstop Lopez and a huge insurance.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Run for Cleveland. Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly Jim Rose
in house along with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland,
where the Guardians are taking on the Atlanta Braves this
weekend seven ten Saturday Night, one forty on Sunday afternoon.
If you're heading down to the ballpark on Saturday for
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the night game, come on out early as the Guardians
will honor Hall of famer and my broadcast partner Tom
Hamilton in a pregame ceremony on Hammy's Bobblehead Night here
at Progressive Field. Been a good homestand for the Guardians
and a big night on Tuesday Night for Jose Ramirez.
In the win over Miami, he passed Jim Tomy and
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Albert Bell in multi homer games. A two home run
game Tuesday night for Jose. He's now the franchise leader
in that department twenty seven different times, he said, multiple
home runs in a game. We caught up with him
the next day along with translator Augi Rivero, and he
said the records are fun, but leading his team to
a win is always the most important. Part of things
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for him, ay.
Speaker 7 (15:00):
I mean, I feel that's the reason why we're here,
trying to win, trying to accompass them, especially and especially
for me, I know my career is coming to the
last part of this of his, of his story is
alwaysly for me, I want to win, and every time
we get closer today it is a good feeling.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
Twenty two and eight, last thirty games after the ten
game losing streak. You've been a part of some really
good teams here? What's making this one click right now?
From what you're.
Speaker 7 (15:22):
Saying, youmes on to unity, how united we are as
a team, and how much we want to do this
and be on the same page. It seems everybody's on
the same page and the same mentality. So it's really
important to us to do that so we're able to
win games.
Speaker 2 (15:36):
And the work you're out today, extra ground balls with
your teammates, batting practice, all of that. How important is
that consistency, especially this time of year when sometimes it
gets a little tougher to go out there and do
the little things that are important.
Speaker 7 (15:51):
In typica, I understand, you know, living by exemple is
really important. And they see me, they look after me,
So for me, it's import important to set a good
example of went out. They're working hard and telling what
what is the way to do things? For me is
what important to show them this is how we do
things and because that's how how we do things in
the baseball field.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Jose Ramirez joining us along with Algui Rivero. Jose, another
milestone last night. You move ahead of Jim Tommy Albert
Bell in terms of multi home run games power wise.
I know you touched on a little bit after the
game last night. When did you realize that that you
could hit four power no matter what size anybody is,
that you could make the ball jump off the bat
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the way you do well?
Speaker 7 (16:31):
Can say, you know, I talked about that yesterday. The
early age, I knew how how fast my hands were
in the swing and my ability to put the ball
in play. So for me, it was all about to
understanding and having the maturity to know how to hit
the ball and when to hit the ball like that.
So for me, that's been a working progress for many years.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
So for for a younger player who's looking to drive
the ball with power, is it all in the hands?
Is that that the biggest.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Keep see see.
Speaker 7 (17:00):
Implemented, because I believe it's not how much how hard
you try to hit the ball, it's just having developing
this chile hitting the ball.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Quickly in the right spot.
Speaker 7 (17:09):
So obviously you get the customs of hitting in the
right spot for you to go far, not necessarily to
try and to hit so hard. So my recommendation used
to work on those quick hands because I'd allow you
to to hit hard the ball furtherer.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
So along those lines. Eighth and and last night, you
hit the game winning home run in a spot where
teams don't pitch to you very often. How do you
manage to to rein it in and wait for that
good pitch to hit and then not get too excited
if you see a good one.
Speaker 7 (17:39):
It's a difficult situation. I know they're gonna they're gonna
pitch me either way, because I know if I'm on
the basis, I'm also a threat just to the second
to the third. So in those situations, I make myself
sure not to get too big and too open in situation.
But I knew I was going to get a chance,
and then when I had it, and make sure not
to get it get it by.
Speaker 2 (17:55):
I was congratulations on an Ice can thank you, thank you, thanks,
thank you the year it has been for Jose Ramirez
and as always, thanks to Hagi Rivero for his help
on the translation at Stay with us on the other
side of the break, we'll visit with Caleb Longshore, the
Guardians bullpen coach. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians
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Radio Network, Guardian's weekly rolls on from Downtown Cleveland. Jim
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Rosenhouse along with you a progressive field this weekend. Caleb
Longshore is The Guardian's first year bullpen coach, and he's
had a lot to manage out there this season, most
notably the loss of Emmanuel classe A, the top closer
in baseball, but a lot to like. In fact, since
July first, the best bullpen era in the America can
leak belongs to Cleveland, and long Short talked about what
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he's noticed over the past month that's made this group
so special.
Speaker 8 (19:08):
Yeah, I think the biggest thing is just how consistent
these guys are, you know, for them going back for
the guys that you know pitched the pin last year
and they're back with us this year. Like, the work
is really really focused. It's been a really, really good
group of guys in terms of like they want to
come out and compete every single day. I'm really just
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seeing that consistency. I'm starting to pay off here as
we get into the dog days of the summer a
little bit.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
And they've done it with the loss of arguably the
best closer in the game in a manual class A.
But can sometimes something like that bring a group together
and enhance her performance a little bit.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
Yeah, I think voters said it best. You know, all
these guys that pitched and leverage, you know, from Ki
the Gaddy to you know in right Sebraska, they've all
thrown in beginnings and then now it's just kind of
shifted when that quote unquote big moment is the ninth
may be a little bit different, but every aput matters
in the in the you know world that we live in.
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And so I think they've done a good job just
translating to hey, let's just go do our job.
Speaker 2 (20:09):
There haven't been many days where the starters haven't gone deep,
but there's been a quote bullpen game War two where
you've had a relievers start, and it seems like those
have gone really well. If you're a reliever, are those
kind of fun days where you know every everybody might
get a chance to pitch that.
Speaker 4 (20:25):
Day one hundred percent.
Speaker 8 (20:26):
They all know out of the gate that you know,
we've got to go out and do our job and
going to be asked to do a little bit more
than you know, a traditional game rolls out. You know,
Kolby's having the starting experience that he has, say with
Junis like, you know, those guys are going to be
able to cover multiple and then you know are guys
that throwing those levers inns. They just get the ball
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to us with a lead, and we're gonna go out
and do the best that we can to keep it there.
Speaker 2 (20:50):
For fans who don't know, obviously there's good talent down there,
but as a bullpen coach, what can you do to
enhance that and get the most out of these guys?
Speaker 8 (20:59):
Yeah, I mean our player development system for our internal
guys does such a good job of setting the precedent
as standard. And our players want to be coached. Obviously,
working with Carl Joe Beg, you know, we're all day
to day like have our own areas that we're diving
in starters and relievers, and our players want to be
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really good and they come and see seek answers for
questions that they have.
Speaker 4 (21:24):
Our biggest thing is.
Speaker 8 (21:25):
To be there to support them, to help them in
the day to day with whatever they feel like that
they need to work on, and we bring awareness to
things that you know, we feel like are going to
help performance. But more importantly, we're just partnering with the
players to help them get to the best spot that
they could be in.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
And to be specific, singling out one pitcher in particular
who mentioned that you've been a real positive impact on
him was Nick and Wright and in that case, but
what are some of the things that you've been able
to do with him to get him in a real
good position.
Speaker 8 (21:52):
Yeah, First of all, Nick's just super talented, and then
our relationship goes back for two or three years now
with being in the coordinator role spending time with him
in rehab. I think the biggest thing that we try
to do is just make awareness around like what guys
do well, and then we focus on that. And Nick's
done a really good job of owning himself, I think
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since he's gotten to the major league level and like
understanding like you know, where his best place is executed are,
and he's got a slow heartbeat. Obviously, his story is phenomenal,
and you know when he goes out and takes the mound,
he takes the mound with you know, hey, life's beating
me down a little bit, but this game has been
a huge up in my life. So you know, Nick
just owning the best version of himself and doing that
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consistently is proven to create a really good player here
down the stretch to look forward to continue to seeing
his growth.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
And your prior role, you worked with a lot of
the young pitchers who are here now, but you have
some veterans down there, Colby Aller, Jacob Junis, Matt Festa.
Why are they so important to help this unit alone?
Speaker 8 (22:55):
Yeah, I mean it's hard to replace experience, you know.
I mean one of the guys between Nick and Kate
and Gaddy and you know some of the other guys
that are down there's not a ton of service time,
you know. And you've got Juny and Colby and Festa
that all have you know, multiple years in the league
that have been through the one sixty two way more
than the other group have. They've experienced the highs, they've
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experienced the lows, and watching all those guys mess together,
lean on each other, learn from each other. You know,
when you're getting kicked in the face, you know, how
do you respond? When things are going well? How do
you respond? Which may be more important than you know,
responding to the downtimes and then being able to just
maintain the consistency from day to day. I think we
learn a lot from those guys.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Veteran wise, Caleb, thanks so much for the time. Good
to have you along.
Speaker 8 (23:42):
Thanks, Rosie, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (23:43):
And his first year bullpen coach Caleb Longshor, who has
done some great work along with pitching coach Carl Willis
and his assistants Brad Goldbergan, Joe Torres. The pitching team
hitting on all cylinders this year in Cleveland. Stay with
us when we come back. It's our minor league update
with Vice president of player Development Steven Osterer. That's next.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
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Speaker 4 (24:12):
I can't believe they're moving the team to another city.
Speaker 6 (24:14):
True, but you'll never forget all the joy they brought
into your life.
Speaker 4 (24:17):
Joy they made the playoffs twice in fifty years.
Speaker 6 (24:20):
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Speaker 4 (24:22):
How would I know? I wasn't even born yet.
Speaker 6 (24:24):
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Speaker 4 (24:27):
Those games were the highlight of my week.
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Runner ghost Pits worked in the right base him that'll
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RBI single to right is twenty eighth RBI Nolan Jones scoring.
Cleveland has blown and open and the Guardians now have
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themselves at eight to four lead. And this is a
ball club that I thinks stand as they are best
record in the American League since they lost ten in
a row and looked like their season was over at
forty and forty eight, heading to Houston.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
Welcome back to our final segment of Guardian's Weekly. Jim
(26:16):
Rosenhouse along with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland,
and we'll talk Akron this week with Stephen Osterer. The
Guardian's vice president of player development and the Double A
Ball club clicking along nicely, and one of their stars
for a little while anyway, was Travis Bozana, last year's
overall first round draft pick in the amateur draft. He's
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since been promoted to Triple A Columbus. That was last weekend,
but Austy talked about how encouraging it was to see
Bizana get back into the swing of things in Akron
after enduring an injury that kept him out for two months.
Speaker 9 (26:50):
Yeah, Travis has been back roughly around three weeks at
this point. Obviously, you know, missing a bunch of time,
and when you have guys do that, you expect them
to a little bit of time to get back into
a groove. And I think for Travis is still needing
to adapt to playing five or six games again. But
he's really come out swinging, which is great to see
and now is just it's not surprising to see it
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kind of shine through as he stepped back into action.
Speaker 10 (27:15):
So you know, the approach has been good.
Speaker 9 (27:16):
And you know, again when you're coming off off the
two months, it's hard to expect a ton, but the
Batches is really impressed the.
Speaker 10 (27:24):
Last few weeks and you know he's.
Speaker 9 (27:26):
Taking a step forward I think with the approach a
little bit and just being back to who we know
he can be offensively, and yeah, defensively obviously there's still
there's still work and he's put a lot of time
and effort in with your assistant Field Cordier Mark Mumper
at that level and continues to work on his footwork
and his range and it may not jump off the
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page initially when you watch him play defensively, but he
makes all the ups and he's really consistent out there.
So still lots of work left defensively and offensively, but
great to see him back out there and playing consistently.
You have five games a week, six games a week
now and and the bat has been fun to watch.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
And is it strictly he's healthy now and he can
do all these things or has he made some adjustments
at the play too, So.
Speaker 10 (28:10):
I think it's it's a combination of both.
Speaker 9 (28:12):
And he was making adjustments I think even before you
know the injury is happening, and you know those things
were you know, coming through on the underlying side.
Speaker 10 (28:21):
Of things and maybe not seeing the outcomes you'd want
to see.
Speaker 9 (28:24):
But again, uh, you know, when when you're healthy and
things are feeling really good, Uh, you know, the performance
can shine through at times. But yeah, the the approach
and some of the you know, swing adjustments and the
mentality were things that he was working on prior to
the injury, and now seeing him back in full action,
the performance, uh has stepped through. So it's not just
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the underlying things we're seeing, but it's actually the bat
of ball out comes and the performance outcomes are now
you know, shining.
Speaker 2 (28:53):
Through behind the play. Cooper Ingle. We've talked about him
a lot this summer, and I think it's always interesting
for actors at the minor league level. They get to
August and I'm sure there's some challenges physically. How is
he holding up and what have you seen from him
as his season continues.
Speaker 10 (29:09):
Yeah, that's a really good point.
Speaker 9 (29:10):
There's a lot to be said about the workload for
a catcher in the minor leagues, and you know, for Cooper,
he's right around his career high in total games and
we've got about five or six weeks left in the
season for him. So yeah, there there is a real
thing to be to be learned as a catcher in
the minor leagues and what it takes to take on
that full professional workload and you obviously at the same time, uh,
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these guys are are working, you know, and Coop especially
working really hard day to day to not just play
and performance show up, but also get better.
Speaker 10 (29:43):
So there's a.
Speaker 9 (29:44):
Lot that goes into his day to you know, improve physically,
which is a thing that you know, he continue to
work on, you know, to perform too, sorry develop you know,
in this preparation and you know, the demands of the
catcher that are not necessarily in game, but the things
that he do lead up the game and on top
of the hitting and all the work defensively that you
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know he's putting in.
Speaker 10 (30:05):
It's just a lot, and it could be really taxing.
Speaker 9 (30:08):
And I think, yeah, for young catchers as they go
through the full grind of a season and you know,
get to that workload, it can be really tough to handle.
And I think for Cooper this this has been a
really good learning opportunity for him. Obviously, he's a really
good hitter and he continues to hit, but all the
other things that go into being an everyday major league catcher,
it's just the exposure to all that at this point
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of the year has been great for him, and you
know it's a learning step for the future.
Speaker 2 (30:34):
I think on healthy now, it took him a little
bit to get on the field this year, and what
have you seen now as he settles into the double
A level.
Speaker 9 (30:43):
Yeah, I think last time we talked he was just
getting back into action and now he's closer around fifty
games in Akron and you know, maybe performance on the
holes a little bit lower offensively, but there's still a
lot to be excited about it, you know, with the
profile of how now in general, and then you know
he's got the lead contact skills that are still there
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and he doesn't strike out a lot.
Speaker 10 (31:07):
He's matching the left hand and pitching.
Speaker 9 (31:08):
And I think, really if you zoom out, just the
performance versus right just isn't where it is and has
been in the past. But you know, he's a really
good worker, and you know he's he's matured a lot
over the last year and a half in terms of
preparation and you know, being ready to go out and
perform in the consistent work offensively and defensively. That yeah,
I think this is something that he's going to work
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through again. Just fifty games.
Speaker 10 (31:33):
Yeah, he hasn't.
Speaker 9 (31:35):
Had a ton of time necessarily, but you.
Speaker 10 (31:38):
Know, the defense still continues to be steady.
Speaker 9 (31:40):
He's exclusively playing shortstop and you're getting a ton of
work in for you know, all that lost time that
he had to start the years. So really excited about
Hanau now and moving forward, and I think the performance
is going to continue to tick up as he gets
more reps.
Speaker 2 (31:55):
Yeah, one more position player Alfons and Rosario who started
his year at the A level but now moving up
to Double A. And how has he handled that?
Speaker 9 (32:03):
Yeah, and he just he just recently was promoted, so
he's only had a few games under his belt, but
looks the same. You know, he's laid in the Midwest
League and home runs when we brought him up and
was crushing the ball I think on the hole for
the years. He's just taking a big step forward and
cutting down his strikeout rates, still showing the elite power
that has been a carrying trade for him over his career.
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And he's just a really good athlete. So I think
there's probably some shift this year in his mindset and
simplifying things and just letting the athlete out of the plate.
Speaker 10 (32:34):
And he's played a mix of center and right.
Speaker 9 (32:37):
He's got above average running speed, you know, above average
arm strength, and I think that maybe profiles him as
a really good right fielder in the future, with obviously
some things to work on, but he's been pretty steady
in the center field too, So he's going to continue
to get both of those reps, you know, across the board.
But you know, he's a hard worker, he's confident, yeah,
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and he wants to be really good. He's he's a
super competitive kid. So yeah, it's not surprising that, you know,
the first few games and Akron he's continued to hit
and play well, but you know, expecting that to continue
moving forward and for him to be the athlete and
the competitor that we know he is.
Speaker 2 (33:14):
S We're joined by Steven Ostro, the vice president of
player development for the Guardians, and we're talking double a
Acron this week and some really good things going on
there for the Rubber Ducks, including on the mound, Dylan DeLucia,
a former high round draft pick, starting to get it
rolling and move through the system a little bit. And
what are you seeing from him as he continues to progress.
Speaker 9 (33:35):
Yeah, Yeah, he's a really good arm that we got
in twenty two and unfortunately missed a good chunk of
time coming back from elbow surgeries. So really it's his
first full year out in professional baseball, which provides its
own challenges. But you know, he was moved from Lake
County to Akron about two months ago, and he's performed
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well overall on the whole. Yeah, he's a righty starter
with three good pitches, and I think it's highlighted by
a unique fastball. So he's he's got like this, you know,
release height that's pretty low, and he gets them right
on the pitch, so it kind of just shoots up
on hitters and and creates a ton of whish for him.
And I think just the uniqueness of that pitch allows
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the second, uh, you know, the secondary pitches to play up.
So uh, you know, there's a slider and a change up.
They're both pretty good pitches. And I think there's still
a lot of room for growth on the arsenal and
and a lot of growth, you know, for Dylan to
just face hitters at the professional level. So you know,
it's really exciting to see him out there, healthy, inconsistent,
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and you know his performance is ticked up, you know,
kind of start over start, he's.
Speaker 10 (34:41):
End zone a lot, his routeams have gotten better.
Speaker 9 (34:44):
And he's adjusting to just what it means to be
a starter at the professional level. So you know, it's
been fun to have him back and uh, you know
show the things that we were super excited on when
we drafted him, what we were excited about last year
and now consistently only you know, stack good days as
a starter in double A, So lots of room left
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for growth, but great to see Dylan get out there
and perform for us.
Speaker 2 (35:10):
And we'll move to the bullpen. A couple of pitchers
who wanted to touch on right handed Matt Jason, another
college drafted player, and then what's he done to kind
of get on that radar now?
Speaker 9 (35:20):
Yeah, Yeah, he's the twenty three arm out of Indiana State.
You know, he was a plus strike throwing right handed
starter when we got him, and and you know, came
out of the bullpen last year and it was more
or less un hitable in Lake County. I think many
hits or runs. You know, you just needed to add
some velocity and you know, you put a ton of
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work in this offseason physically in his throwing programs, and
you know the intent behind trying to throw harder, and
you know, we saw a lot of games coming out
of the gate with that, but you know, unfortunately had
a bit of a set back from an injury and
you know he's just now getting back into games and
it's exciting to see how.
Speaker 10 (35:58):
That plays out.
Speaker 9 (35:59):
So he's got a pretty good arsenal. He added the cutter,
he's got, you know, a bit of a diverse mix
for a righty reliever, and you know, excited to see
the velocity continues to stack up and trend up for
him and see what he can do in Akron.
Speaker 2 (36:13):
And one more picture to touch on this week. Magnus
Elert's another reliever, great name and strikeouts. Boy, you look
at throughout his minor league career, seems like strikeouts have
really been heavy for him. And what are you seeing
as he's moving through his Accron season.
Speaker 10 (36:28):
Yeah, yeah, great name, Magnus.
Speaker 9 (36:31):
I mean he's he's been a real up and down
ride over the last couple of years, just with consistency,
and you know, there's been some nagging things of the
body at times. He's pushed through things at times which
maybe doesn't help, and had a bit of a step
back with.
Speaker 10 (36:46):
Some injuries and you know, just unfortunate luck this year.
Speaker 9 (36:50):
But you know, the good Magnus is is a real
weapon for us. Say, yeah, I think he's to your point,
he's in and around like the thirty five saying k rate,
you know, across his career and even holding that up
in Akron when you know he's had that up and
down inconsistency with what's coming out of hands. So when
he's really good, he's his calling card is just this
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elite riding.
Speaker 10 (37:13):
With a bit of cut fastball that's.
Speaker 9 (37:15):
In the ninety four to ninety eight range, and it
just generates a ton of miss and you know, hitters
have a really hard time catching up to it and
put in the bat on the ball. And you know
he couples that with a firm, sweeping slider and there's
some promise in the splitter that he's been working on.
But yeah, again, the consistency needs to be there. The
strikeouts jump off the page. But you know, we're we're
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working through things and there's some you know, some underlying
things that we're really excited about with Magnus hopefully providing
more consistency in the coming bit.
Speaker 10 (37:46):
But you know, when he is at the top of
his game.
Speaker 9 (37:49):
It's it's really exciting to think about what the weapon
could be in the bullpen for as long term.
Speaker 2 (37:55):
That's vice president of player Development, Stephen Ostro, and that's
going to do it for our show this week. Thanks
to Brian Monze for helping to put everything together until
next week when we join you from Texas. This is
Jim Rosenhouse reminding you you've been listening to Guardians Weekly
on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
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