I think right now you see a lot of teammates
sort of trying to, you know, watch how
he operates, uh learn what makes him tick,
but, you know, it takes time, it
takes time and there's gonna be conversations that are had
. But, uh, you know, I still
got to, uh, you know, pinch myself
to see him in a Dodger uniform. I'm on
a brand new team. So I'm gonna act like
I'm a rookie and try to get to know the
guys and get along with the teammates so far.
All the guys I've met, they've been great,
they've been very welcoming, so no issues there.
And there's some little guys that I haven't met.
I'm looking forward to meeting my swing effort. Level
wise is almost 100%. It's right about there.
My next step is facing like live arms or facing
some blo the machine. I think it's important to
get an understanding on both ends. They need to
know what I'm trying to do and I need to
know what the team is trying to do. So
right now we're trying to get on the same page
and trying to go forward. I'm feeling great,
man. I'm glad to be here back in the
, in spring training. I'm ready to go.
I'm really excited because I'll be back at the,
at the field. I I'll be back pitching and
that's my goal of the team to win and be
healthy all year will be almost spring training. You
know, I just get here a couple of day
earlier to keep working and be back with the boys
when they get here. You know, it would
be an emotional day for, for me, for
the fans of my family, you know, we
missed whole year last year and can't wait to be
back in city field and play the trumpets. Super
excited. Um I'm lucky enough to know a good
group of guys on the team um having played with
them in, in a number of different, you
know, teams growing up or uh you know,
college, whatever. Um So I, I know
I'll be excited to see a lot of those old
faces. Um I think we have a really good
group of players. Um And then for me specifically
, you know, just a better opportunity, um
you know, kind of being stuck behind Corbin Carroll
in Arizona. Um and, and having a shot
to, you know, compete for a spot as
a player. You don't really look at it as
a rebuild. Uh I think we have a lot
of good players on the field. Um You look
through the roster, there's plenty of talent to go
out there and win. You know, that's something
that I'm big on. I like to win whatever
I do. I like to go out there and
compete. So, you know, I don't think
we look at it as a rebuild. I think
it's more of, you know, we got,
we got the players around us. Let's go do
it if they're both arriving at the same, basically
, innings and run prevention. Do you like the
guy who's having the great year and then the bad
year and then the great year or the guy who's
having a good year every year? Well, uh
, I'm gonna have two answers to this question.
I like the steady guy. I like the guy
that know what I'm gonna get 30 times a year
, but I think Snell is so, uh,
uh, above Montgomery as far as what he can
produce for you that I would want to take a
chance on Blake's now. And I think that the
31 the 35 year old window is gonna be a
plus for Blake, right? The fact that that's
the thing is that, oh, he's always being
handled so carefully. That's now a good thing.
Like you said, like, how many miles does
he have his own odometer? They've been very careful
with that sports car news regarding two time Cy Young
award winner. This from Paul Hos Guardians, beat
writer Cory Kluber, the only two time Cy Young
winner in Cleveland history has retired after 13 seasons.
JP. Good morning to you. What a ride
it was. What a ride, what a tremendously
respected teammate. And Paul Hoynes Tweet said it all
the only two time Cy Young award winner in the
history of the Cleveland franchise. Remarkable history for Corey
Kluber. You think about all those postseasons that he
was a part of and the way in which,
think about that Cleveland rotation, how that, how
that was the bedrock of the organization for so many
years, Terry Francona, trusting Corey Kluber and all
those big nights and all those big games, he
set the standard for all those great pitchers that came
through the Guardians. Just immense respect for Corey Kluber
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