Arden Zwelling

So that allows him to cover a wide variety of pitches.

That allows him to let balls get a little bit deeper, make that swing decision a little bit later, really just get a read for where the pitch is placed.

John Schneider said he's working in very tight pockets around the zone is what he told me, which I thought was a really interesting way of putting it.

John Schneider also put a Melky Cabrera comp on him to me.

which I was like, I kind of see that in the setup and like the bat angle, you know?

Right.

So like that combination of speed and a short path to the ball, pretty uncommon.

And it's just that's why like you're seeing the results that you are right now on a variety of pitches.

Like he can cover a lot.

And I think what's tying it all together is like he's got a plan up there.

Like he's not taking anything for granted.

You think about it.

This is a guy who was optioned like, I don't know, a week and a half ago.

and was not happy about it disappointed obviously because he was performing well and he was like man i came up i did everything that you would have wanted me to do and i'm still getting sent back down and he gets called back up like a couple days later and boom he picks up right where he left off like didn't stew doesn't you know didn't hang his head didn't let his focus or his work ethic or anything lapse that shows the blue jays something and i think that's part of the reason why

when they have the next decision to make with the Nathan Lucas coming off of the IL, I think it's going to be a different decision.

And I don't think that Johandric Pignango is going to be optioned again.

I would honestly take the under because I don't think people realize league average OPS is like 705.

It's not as high as you think it is.

So to me, it's not a knock on him.

I just think that's too high.