Matt Clement

And they put up a dud against a guy that was just making a spot start.

uh that's a team that like i picked them to win the american league i mean down in the national league east and i'm getting off to such a rough start uh is a surprise but again like we're saying about the pirates many times today it's still early matt great having you we'll see you again next week thanks man pm team coming up next pomp and joe show signing off of them

Yeah, he was very impressive.

And I think what really got him going is, and we talked about this in the first hour, he kept dropping the curveball in for strike one.

And it wasn't a bad curveball.

I wouldn't call it a get-me-over curveball, but it was one that was consistently, consistently getting him ahead strike one.

And then, you know, it's funny when you say $97 fastball is like a normal fastball in today's day and age.

It's kind of scary.

But, like, he's throwing hard enough.

The pitch selection's there enough.

You know, these guys are built.

They look like starting pitchers.

They look like they can be horses for, like, the whole year.

And I think that, you know...

This is how winning teams are built.

Somebody like Ashcraft could end up being your number two, even if he's your number two for two months of the season, we'll say.

He pitches like an absolute stud for two months of the season, and then maybe it's Chandler or maybe it's Keller or whoever else takes that spot.

ride the hot hand, whoever the alternate is.

Yeah, they don't have to be in the right order, but somebody is just like, every time you give him the ball, he's going six innings, he's going seven innings, he's going eight innings, and getting them deep in games and saving the bullpen, and when they get a lead, he wins the game and finishes it off.

And he's a very impressive first outing.