Matt Clement

There doesn't seem to be any panic in him.

I don't see anything technically.

I'm not a hitting expert, but I don't see anything that he's doing.

He's not chasing a ton of pitches.

He seems very patient.

He's worked himself into good counts.

It just hasn't happened yet.

It's funny because if I go back to prep him to come on the show today where I was yesterday at this time,

Cruz was there with him, and Reynolds was there with him.

And now all of a sudden, that's how quickly this can flip.

And I think a small sample size right now, and he's going to do it probably when least expected at the moment, but all eyes being on the other people right now, he's probably benefited because it's kept eyes off of him during the slow start, but I expect it to happen soon.

Yeah, I think that some players just like to hit where they are.

And, you know, if I'm a two-hole hitter, you know, I'm doing certain things.

I got the power behind me.

I'm seeing different pitches.

The next day, if I move down to five, I don't have as good of a player behind me then.

Yeah, so each at-bat, it becomes way different based on where you're located, especially in those spots in the lineup.

And just because of who's behind you, who's in front of you, how pitchers might attack you.

And, you know, two-hole guy, first guy gets on, I got to get him over.

I'm used to doing that and move down to a different spot.