1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Hey, we've got Spencer Schwellenbox joining us from the Braves 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: right now. I think second time. I think joined us 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: last year on ft SUS. Spencer's back. Spencer, great to 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: see you. How's your sophomore season going, Man. 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 2: It's going good. Thanks for having me on guys. 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course. Now I have to start here just 7 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: because we're fresh off this series and I'm from the area. 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: So it was Todd father, did you know that you're 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: the nicest most hated player for Mets fans? 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: I did not know that. 11 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: You know why though? 12 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: Tell everyone what do you got? What do you got 14 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: on the Mets that you just absolutely carve them up? 15 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: Yeah? 16 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 3: I don't know. It's like like pitching against good teams 17 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 3: and like like pitching against good players, So it's fun 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: pitching against that team. 19 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 4: I want to ask, Yeah, that's funny. You know you 20 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 4: think in New York queens like you are the nice 21 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 4: one of the nicer guys. You know, you don't talk smack, 22 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 4: You just get after you've been having a really good season. 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 4: What do you what do you attest that too? Is 24 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 4: there is there like a mentor there you know guys 25 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 4: that you know that are taking you by the wings. Like, 26 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 4: who's a guy right now that you talk to after 27 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 4: a game, before a game and try and get either 28 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 4: that mental approach ready or that grind like, all right, 29 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 4: this is what I need to do. 30 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 2: Let's let's have a chat. Yeah. I mean, first guy 31 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: that comes to mind is Chris Sale. 32 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 3: I mean, he's he's done it for a long time 33 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 3: at a really high level, and you know, he's been 34 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 3: through a lot of injuries, he's he's had a lot 35 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: of success, and he's the guy that I go to 36 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 3: with any questions, with any concerns. And then Spencer Strider 37 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 3: has been a huge help having him back this year, 38 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 3: just watching bullpens and picking his brain on certain things, 39 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 3: and you know, it's he knows a lot about the game, 40 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 3: a lot about pitch design, pitch grips, you know how 41 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 3: it should look. So just kind of leaning on those 42 00:01:55,360 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 3: guys and trusting in the coaches and the catchers and 43 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: just trusting to myself as well. 44 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 5: Did you tell Sale that it's okay to have just 45 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 5: a little bit meat on those bones that might protect 46 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 5: you when you lay out for a ball. Maybe an 47 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 5: ounce of fat might give you a little cushions. 48 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, that you can't pull fat. I think he might be. Yeah, 49 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 3: he's scared he's gonna lose the Gold Glove this year, 50 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 3: so he's trying to make up for it by diving 51 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 3: for balls. 52 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 5: Now, who when he's so he's on the eel. Now, 53 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 5: who have you thought? Because you've got some great pictures 54 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 5: to pick from and you kind of just hint it 55 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 5: on it a little bit. So who have you been 56 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 5: learning the most from? Who have you been taking the 57 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 5: most from on how to approach pitching this year and 58 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 5: your second year round? Yeah, so just leaning on Rick 59 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 5: Kranit's pitching coach. 60 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 3: He's you know, old school, but there's a lot to 61 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 3: learn with that. 62 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: You know, I grew up in today's game. 63 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 3: You have a lot of a lot of metrics and 64 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 3: track man data, and sometimes you kind of overlook what 65 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 3: it's like to actually pitch. And he's one of the 66 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: best in the game at at understanding swings, understanding certain counts. 67 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,399 Speaker 2: Hitters, and he's he's helped. 68 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 3: Me a lot with that, and then going on with 69 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 3: other pitchers like Pierce Johnson's got one of the best 70 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 3: curveballs I've ever seen. Just talking to him about different 71 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 3: release points and Grant Holmes, He's he's a when you 72 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 3: look at his slider, his curveball he's got. He spins 73 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,119 Speaker 3: the ball with the best of them as well. So 74 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: when I'm when I'm in going wrong with the slider, 75 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: when the slider's not moving right, those are some of 76 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 3: the guys that you know I talked to with that. 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 4: I want to bring up a little bit. Ten games 78 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 4: out of the NL East, you know it wasn't the 79 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 4: start you guys wanted. Ronald Ken has been absolutely dominant. 80 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 4: You see this team making a run here, or do 81 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 4: you see this team, you know, trade deadline coming up? 82 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 4: Do you hear anything about what's going on with the 83 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 4: Braves you think a trader too? Or how you feeling 84 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 4: about the squad right now? 85 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: I mean, we trust in each and every one of us. 86 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: We know that we got a team that can get 87 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: it done and it's just just a matter of time. 88 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: Spencer, the All Star Games coming up, obviously, it's in Atlanta, 89 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 1: And speaking of Acunya, he's going to be doing the 90 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: derby there, which is cool. I know most guys are 91 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: not are going to be focusing on the season, but 92 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: this is your sophomore season. How special would it be? 93 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: To get there because you know, probably for the rest 94 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: of your career, and I'm gonna have another Atlanta All 95 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: Star hosting situation like this. 96 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it would definitely be special, and it 97 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 3: being in Atlanta, I'd be a really good one to 98 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 3: be in. But like you said, I mean, we got 99 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: a lot of games left before the All Star break 100 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 3: and we're trying to win some games, get back to 101 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 3: five hundred, to get a set up to have a 102 00:04:59,120 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 3: good second half. 103 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 4: I want to switch gears here just for a second. 104 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 4: Saw you from Saginaw, Michigan. Was hockey ever something big 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 4: for you out there? Because I know in that Midwest 106 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 4: area there's some good hockey out there. Talk to me 107 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: a little about if not, what are some activities you 108 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 4: like doing besides that. 109 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: So I never competitively played hockey, but every winner, the 110 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 3: pond would freeze and me and all my friends would 111 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 3: go out with the two nets and ten of us 112 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 3: would go play on the frozen pond. 113 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: So that was a lot of fun. 114 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 3: But both my parents were basketball players, so that was 115 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 3: kind of during the same season, so I never got 116 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 3: to play hockey. But other than that, I love every 117 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 3: sport pick a ball, tennis, golf, basketball, football, soccer, you know, 118 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 3: literally anything that it has a ball or a puck 119 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 3: or whatever like playing. 120 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: Hey, so let me take it back to the mound 121 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: here for a moment. Your first complete game of your career. 122 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: That was what three weeks ago, June eleventh. Where do 123 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: you think we're at as you're a young pitcher here 124 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: with the sport, trying to let guys let it eat 125 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more again with innings pitch. And I 126 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: think a good example that we've been using the past 127 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: week is a team in the other league in the AL, 128 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: the Rays, who're thriving right now, and they were the 129 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: team kind of leading the charge at one point with openers, 130 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: bullpen games, et cetera. Now they're top three in baseball 131 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 1: and innings pitched from their starters. One other thing I 132 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: wanted to throw out there is we had schemes against 133 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: Misraska the other day. Everyone's watching, the place sells out, 134 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: So what can we do to highlight the starter more? 135 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: And also from a younger level, right or a lower 136 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: level allows starters to let it eat so they can 137 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: do that up in the big leagues. 138 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a good question. It's nice seeing starting pitchers 139 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 3: go deep into games. And you know, with with how 140 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: the game has kind of changed, we're chasing strikeouts or 141 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 3: we're chasing swing and miss, so you see less of 142 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 3: the you know, seven eight, nine inning games. So but 143 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 3: for me, I just like to I try to go 144 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 3: fifteen innings or less per inning. 145 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: It's kind of. 146 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 3: What the goal was in the minor leagues with the Braves, 147 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 3: like we want to be fifteen pitches or less, and 148 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 3: that'll allow you to go deeper into games. And listen, 149 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 3: I mean there's a pitchers are throwing harder than ever. 150 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 3: They're you know, they're chasing strikeouts. So I think that 151 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 3: with how the game is going, we might not be 152 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 3: seeing many complete games, but it's nice to. 153 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 2: It's nice to definitely go deep into games. 154 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: How did the Braves work it with you when you 155 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: were in the minors, Because the Braves have done a 156 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: nice job of getting some starting pitchers developed that weren't 157 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: always the most highly touted, right, and then all sudden 158 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: they come up to the bigs and I'm like, this 159 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: guy's ready to go and he can pitch deep into outings. 160 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: They've done a better job than I would say most 161 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: teams on that front. So what was it like when 162 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: you were talking to them in terms of the balance 163 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: of you know, not overdoing it, but also for them 164 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: to let you see how it is to work into 165 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: a sixth seventh inning. I doubt you went into an 166 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: eighth in the minors. Did they let you go that deep? No? 167 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: No? So yeah. 168 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 3: So my first year in twenty twenty three, I was 169 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 3: coming off with Tommy John so it was like a 170 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 3: lot of twenty five pitch outings and then thirty pitch outings. 171 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 2: So it's they did it the right way with building 172 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 2: me up. 173 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 3: And I don't know if I got into the seventh 174 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 3: inning that first year at all. 175 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: I think they only went six. 176 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 3: But then the second year in twenty twenty four, I 177 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 3: threw maybe into the seventh once once or twice. 178 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:56,680 Speaker 2: But they do a really good. 179 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 3: Job with monitoring guys arms, and I think they have 180 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 3: a pretty strict pitch count of around eighty five pitches, 181 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 3: and they want to see guys that you know, can 182 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 3: maintain their v low and command deep in games, and 183 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 3: then they'll let you earn it after that. 184 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 5: Besides your pitch count, then from the difference between year 185 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 5: one and year two, what else, what other differences can 186 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 5: you talk about that you've noticed in the game, because 187 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 5: usually it's you come up, you might have success hitters 188 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 5: adjust to you, then you adjust back, So this game 189 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 5: will always go back and forth a little bit. That's 190 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 5: the cat and mouse of this game. But what are 191 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 5: some of the other big adjustments or big differences you've 192 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 5: seen now between year and one and year two. 193 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, so doing scouting report stuff, you've got to understand 194 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 3: that the teams are also doing a scattering report against you. 195 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 3: But then you also want to pitch to your strengths. 196 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: So it's it's kind of like you said, a cat 197 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 3: and mouse game, where you know it's it's in year two, 198 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 3: I've understood to read swings a little bit better. Last 199 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: year it was just like, Okay, this pitch is supposed 200 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 3: to work to this guy, and if it doesn't work, now, 201 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 3: now what are you gonna do? 202 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 2: You know, so. 203 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 3: Understanding swings, understanding different locations and why they work, and 204 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 3: also doing scattering reports and looking at not only hot 205 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 3: in cold zones, but you know, seeing what the swing 206 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 3: looks like a guy's got a flat swing, or if 207 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 3: a guy's you know, trying to lift the ball. 208 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: It's just stuff like that. 209 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 5: Now, if you have a pitch that you think is 210 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 5: going to work against a specific guy and you go 211 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 5: to it and he nails it, you're like, you got 212 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 5: him to chase. Do you how often do you immediately 213 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 5: go right back to that or do you know? Then 214 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 5: you're like, Okay, I know I've got this in my arsel. 215 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 5: I might save it for thillose two strikes or that 216 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 5: this works against him and I you can then pick 217 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 5: and choose when you get it, or it's like, hey, 218 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 5: let's go with this one. It works, We're gonna keep 219 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 5: going until it doesn't. 220 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think there's a there's a time and. 221 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: Place for to repeat the pitch, depending if it's you know, first, 222 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 3: at that second, at that third, at that you know 223 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 3: you got you got to save some stuff for you know, 224 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 3: the third time through the lineup. 225 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 2: So just understanding, you know, even if. 226 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 3: There's guys on base too, it's also a different scenario there. 227 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 3: So I mean, I've got six pitches, so it gives 228 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 3: me a. 229 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:26,599 Speaker 2: Gives me more to work with too, that doesn't. 230 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: Hey, Yeah, and on on that topic, I mean, it 231 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: seems like guys are able to pick up pitches quicker nowadays. 232 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure some of that has to do with the 233 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: tech and the advancement on the coaching front. How have 234 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: you noticed that, you know, whether it's in the minors 235 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: and now up in the bigs and guys that you 236 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: pitch around, where all of a sudden, everyone's shown up 237 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: to spring training with the new pitch and it's not 238 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: just I mean, obviously sometimes they're toying with it, but 239 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: it's it's often actually converting into being used in the 240 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: regular season. Right Like for me, I feel like I 241 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: have to do a lot more homework going into a 242 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: season as a broadcaster, being like, Okay, what are all 243 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: of his pitches now? In his pitch you see where 244 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: you know, maybe go fifteen years back and it's like, oh, 245 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: I know what he throws. It's the same thing his 246 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: entire career. 247 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think with all the data that we have, 248 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 3: if you see someone spinning their fastball at a certain 249 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 3: like on a certain axis, you know that they can 250 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 3: throw a seam shifted sinker or they can throw a 251 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 3: cutter like. So it's like adding these pitches is easier 252 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 3: than it sounds, because you're you're ultimately just throwing the 253 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 3: pitch the same way, but with a different grip and 254 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 3: there's there's so many really intelligent people that know a 255 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 3: lot about the game, a lot about grips, release points, 256 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: and you know, I think that guys are are kind 257 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 3: of working harder than ever in that aspect as well. 258 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: Hey, Spencer, who on the Brave should we be talking 259 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: more about? Obviously we know a lot of the names 260 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: that are up for lifetime deals essentially, but who else? 261 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: Who else should we be talking about this year that 262 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: you know, we're not talking enough about on a national level. 263 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think Drake Baldwin should be an All Star. 264 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 3: He doesn't get enough credit. I think he's he came 265 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 3: into the year. Uh he started off slow. He was 266 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 3: crushing the ball everywhere and his his average is hitting 267 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 3: stats they just didn't you know, it didn't show that 268 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 3: and he stayed with it was. 269 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 2: It's been awesome in the clubhouse. He's been awesome to 270 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 2: throw too. 271 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 3: And I think, you know, not only should he he 272 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 3: be in the All Star Game, but he needs to 273 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 3: be talked about a lot more. 274 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: I like that, Well, tell us a little more about him. 275 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: I don't know a lot about him. I haven't really 276 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: seen him too many interviews, Like he seems a little 277 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: bit quiet and hidden. 278 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 2: So what's he like? 279 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's he is a quiet guy, he's goofy, always 280 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 3: has a smile on his face. He's I threw to 281 00:13:55,880 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 3: him a lot in in minor leagues and to see 282 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 3: how much better that he has gotten with receiving, blocking, 283 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 3: pitch calling, reading swings. It's really fantastic to watch. Really 284 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 3: good guy. 285 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: Nice well Spencer, dude, this was awesome man. Really appreciate 286 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: the time. Great to have you back on and to 287 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: see you thriving again. So uh, keep doing your. 288 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 2: Thing, dude. As thank you, Spencer, appreciate you. 289 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: That's Spencer Schwellenbach Atlanta Braves. Also, hopefully we'll see him 290 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: at the All Star Game coming up in a couple 291 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: of weeks.