Chris Antonetti stresses patience with Guardians' young roster.
Q. Your thoughts on having four rookies in the rotation who have compiled the lowest ERA in the big leagues since the All-Star break?“It’s certainly not how we would have scripted it. As much of a challenge as a lot of things have been this year, we wouldn’t be anywhere near where we are without the contribution of those young starters. As we start to took forward, that’s a really exciting thing for us as we plan our future teams and how those guys can impact us.
“But he has the ingredients and skills to be a successful defender at any of the three infield positions. Like any young player, he’s learning about the pace of the major league game, and how quickly things go, and how important it is to not only make the above-average play, but the average play consistently.”Q. Has a shortstop emerged who will be your starter for 2024?“We have six more weeks where guys can continue to get at-bats, and hopefully continue to learn and grow.
Q. How difficult is not to stress over a young player’s current stats to the extent that you forget what he could become?“For my own sanity, it’s a helpful reminder. I looked at Josie’s first 620 plate appearances in the big leagues. I think he hit .237 with a .638 OPS. I know we all have a tendency to think development will be linear , or once guys get here it’s going to transition into success right away.
“I think we’d all sign up for this if they emerge from it like Jose did. I’m not forecasting that will happen, but that would be a great outcome for us.”“We talked about it while Josh was here. He goes through stretches where he’s really, really productive and he’s had other stretches where he’s less productive. In his best years he has more more of those stretches where he’s productive than he is less productive. with six homers, 11 RBI and a .
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