Tom Verducci

So, yeah, that's a difference maker for me is the fact that their starting pitching is excellent and it's deep.

And we'll see about Radon.

He's pitching tonight.

He still is in a little bit of rehab mode to me.

Stuff is there in terms of velo and spin, but his command, at least through two starts, is kind of typical of what you expect for a guy who's...

basically going through a longer spring training now.

We'll see how long they have him out there tonight.

But in time, yeah, that rotation is super deep.

Well, first of all, I'm very impressed.

I call him the oldest 20-year-old in baseball.

He's just so incredibly mature.

Just the way he carries himself, physical maturity is easy to see.

That's the first thing that's going to jump out at people.

I'm not saying that he's Mike Trout, but he's kind of got that profile of a guy who's 6'3", 230 pounds, and he's in the 99th percentile of speed.

I mean, you just don't come across players like this, especially playing shortstop.

I mean, he's a fast twitch guy who's got size and strength.

I mean, it's like he should be at the NFL Combine.

So I think he's a can't-miss kind of player.

Again, I'm not saying he's Mike Trout, but in terms of being a Major League All-Star, we know he's signed for the next nine years.

So sort of the definition of a franchise player, just a reliable guy who is very humble and loves baseball because he loves to compete, not because it's about him and he wants superstardom.