WEBVTT - 8-14 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>The Giants and the Rockies. It's the start of a

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<v Speaker 1>three game series. I'm John Miller with Today's Tony Vitello

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<v Speaker 1>Show with the skipper of the Giants and a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of players added to the roster today, one coming from

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<v Speaker 1>the injured list and healthy ready to go, Jonah Cox,

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<v Speaker 1>and another whom we have not seen here yet named

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<v Speaker 1>Turner Hill. And Tony. Let's start with Turner Hill. What

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<v Speaker 1>can you tell us about him?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's exciting. I mean, he's kind of got that

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<v Speaker 2>left handed hitting profile that you've seen in the big

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<v Speaker 2>leagues before of you know, a little bit smaller frame,

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<v Speaker 2>so a real compact swing, maybe a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>Brett Gardner type stuff in there. But he's really good

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<v Speaker 2>at handling the bat. The thing I've liked in he's

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<v Speaker 2>recent at bats is, even though different pitches can get

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<v Speaker 2>your body in a different position, he really does a

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<v Speaker 2>good job of keeping his hands back, And if you

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<v Speaker 2>can keep your hands back, it allows you to deliver

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<v Speaker 2>them and impact the ball a little bit more often.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's been impacting the ball like crazy. So probably

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<v Speaker 2>the best part of the whole story is him getting

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<v Speaker 2>rewarded for his efforts because I think he had like

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty six game hit streak. I mean, he's done

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<v Speaker 2>everything he can do to put himself in this position,

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<v Speaker 2>so now he's going to get the opportunity he earned.

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<v Speaker 1>He got up to Triple A and was hitting three

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<v Speaker 1>fifty there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think the fact that he didn't slow down

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<v Speaker 2>against going up a level. I was just talking with

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<v Speaker 2>Kisner before the game, and he talked about how different

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<v Speaker 2>it is climbing each level. But some guys have adjustability,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, on the fly, and I do think he's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of got that in his swing. And then you

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<v Speaker 2>talk about base running and the ability to play defense.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a real shifty athlete, so I think that served

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<v Speaker 2>him well too, as he's kind of made this climb

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<v Speaker 2>all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Jonah Cox comes back, and Jonah had been kind

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<v Speaker 1>of setting the world on fire and this was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a new thing this year that he seemed to blossom.

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<v Speaker 1>But he was at double A when the Giants brought

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<v Speaker 1>him up. Now, since the injury and out in a rehabit,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever has been happening with him, he's had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>at Triple A, and from what I understand, he's done

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<v Speaker 1>pretty well. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the guys traded for him for a reason. They

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<v Speaker 2>saw the speed and athleticism as did everybody else, but

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<v Speaker 2>also an ability to hit, and he's shown all those things.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the big challenge for him is this second

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<v Speaker 2>go around, is can he truly be a big time

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<v Speaker 2>impact center fielder. He was really good for us out there,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think he's got a chance to be great

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<v Speaker 2>on the defensive end and then offensively. When you do

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<v Speaker 2>get to this level, the velocity creeps up, and so

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<v Speaker 2>that's probably the biggest challenge for him is can he

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<v Speaker 2>maintain that true ability to hit when the velocity goes

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<v Speaker 2>up and the guy's arsenals are a little bit bigger

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<v Speaker 2>at this level.

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<v Speaker 1>So Jonah Cox in the lineup tonight and Turner Hill

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<v Speaker 1>has joined the ball club, not in the starting lineup tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll talk about what Jonah Cox and the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants are going to face tonight with the Rockies

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<v Speaker 1>in town. Next now more twenty three hour with the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants manager Tony Bicello and the Giants face the veteran

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<v Speaker 1>left Tennis. Seems like he's every series against the Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to be in there if he's healthy, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's Kyle Freeland, the veteran and for a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>Jonah Cox, this is a guy he doesn't overpower you,

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<v Speaker 1>but he is pretty crafty.

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<v Speaker 2>No, he is crafty, and he's kind of become more

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<v Speaker 2>cutter iss or used his cutter more as he's gotten older.

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<v Speaker 2>And one thing about that pitch is it comes into Jonah.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if we're doing kind of an imagery thing,

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<v Speaker 2>right handed pitchers often will be on their right handed

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<v Speaker 2>side into a righty, and a lot of lefties stay

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<v Speaker 2>away from righties, so it actually might serve as a

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<v Speaker 2>really good matchup. If he's going to use that cutter

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<v Speaker 2>coming into Jonah, that might be his bat path. That's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of explaining those reverse split stats if it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, either way, Freeland's not overpowering. He is crafty.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you can kind of relax at the plate

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<v Speaker 2>and take what he gives you, I think right or

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<v Speaker 2>left handed guys can do damage against them.

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<v Speaker 1>And landed rout for the Giants, and he was on

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<v Speaker 1>a roll in his last jart and all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden had that ending and that's been a sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a regular occurrence lately. And he walked the bases loaded

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<v Speaker 1>when you went out to take him out. What's been

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<v Speaker 1>happening in those situations? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think in order to improve stuff, the first step

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<v Speaker 2>is self awareness, and I think he's definitely in tune

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<v Speaker 2>to that. And I think, looking back at it, when

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of made it a little project, it's happened

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<v Speaker 2>in the varying forms, and that is the nature of

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<v Speaker 2>baseball in the beginning. The biginning usually separates the winner

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<v Speaker 2>and the loser on the scoreboard, so it's a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the game. But it's turned up a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>too much on the radar screen for him, and I

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<v Speaker 2>would say the majority of the time are the most

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<v Speaker 2>often occurrence is just him getting a little too fired

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<v Speaker 2>up when things go wrong and not kind of having

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<v Speaker 2>the poise that he typically does when it's rolling. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's one of those things where a lot of times

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<v Speaker 2>our greatest strength can burn us sometimes and he's so

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<v Speaker 2>fiery and so intense. Again, that is what makes him

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<v Speaker 2>fun to watch pitch and what makes him a true

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<v Speaker 2>big league starter. But you gotta be careful that fire

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't burn your house down. So I think composure when

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<v Speaker 2>we make a mistake behind him, or he gets a

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<v Speaker 2>bad call, or a guy gets a flair hit is

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<v Speaker 2>the key to limiting that.

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<v Speaker 1>So here we go, roop on the mound for the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>Giants Rockies, and that's the Tony Vytello Show for today.