Mark Grote

It has to do with me being a... I like Sam, too.

I like the way he's a grinder out there, and he's learning.

He's trying out there in left field.

Not always successful, but he's trying.

It reminds me a little bit right now of when Kyle Schwarber played left field for the Cubs.

He's better than Kyle Schwab already.

Where you didn't get the exact right jumps.

You'd see some diving and some backhanding because he had not taken the right first step.

I mean, you know this.

Sometimes you will see what appears to be a really nice play by an outfielder, but no, that's because they took a wrong angle or they took a step back instead of taking a step forward, and it comes across as a terrific play when it's not.

There's some of that with Sam Antonacci.

Let's be honest here.

Yeah, yeah.

There's some of that.

Hey, man, it's a tough spot.

He's an infielder who they said, go play left field, figure it out.

And so he's being left to his own devices.

Yeah.

Wow, that's a quick study, man.

All of a sudden, he's a great left fielder.