Chapter 1: What updates did Alex Cora provide on Marcelo Mayer's status?
Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring. Hey, one thing the game needs is more people like you. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. I had a chance to talk to Kyle and Dave about him. And this whole thing about him having no pulse in big moments, you can see it.
The way he goes about his business is very relaxed. But when he's on the mound, he's a bulldog. He knows what he wants to do. He's a competitor. We know the whole thing. He's not a hard thrower that strikes people out, induced to weak contact. Been in the big stage and has been successful, so excited about that. How much better have you seen Mikey Rivero move laterally and different things?
I didn't see him that much last year, so it's hard for me to- But what do you think, I guess, of the way you've seen him play? Pretty good. I mean, we're trying to put him in second base as much as possible. That's for my benefit. Obviously, we're gonna move him around during the season, but the guy can hit. He's a good hitter, and he did an amazing job.
Physically, you see the difference compared to last year, and he's going to keep getting better. His path has been different, right, with everything that has happened with him the last few years. He's still very young, and he's learning, but I think in the batter's box, he really has an idea of what he wants to do.
When you say second base for your benefit, is that just because maybe that's the infield spot that looks most uncertain right now? No, I just want to see him as a second baseman. The more I see him there, the better he is for my benefit. What have been your impressions about his range there? It's okay. Good hands. We're working on a few things, first step wise and angles wise.
It's a work in progress defensively, and he knows it. He puts the work here with Flo. He worked early yesterday with Izzy, so just keep helping him. That's the most important thing, and the more reps, the better. Depending on how the rotation shakes out, would you look at Odeiro as a leap option at all, or would you just
We'll get there and we will get there, but right now we're, you know, planning on using him as a starter. Is Marcelo still on target for Friday? Yes. Okay. How about Sonny Gray? Anything? Sonny's pitching this weekend, if I'm not mistaken. On Saturday? Saturday.
I wasn't there to report Charlie yesterday, so excuse me if the question was asked, but Caleb Durbin, have you gotten any closer to just deciding if he's the third baseman or... No, he's probably going to play second one of his days this week. You mean in workouts or actually? No, game, game. I'm laughing at something else. He's probably going to play second.
I want to say it all depends on the group because we're pushing the WBC guys to play three in a row. And it doesn't affect him, but it affects the lineup. So he's playing today at third. What's today, Tuesday? If he plays Thursday, most likely at second.
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Chapter 2: How is Caleb Durbin being positioned in the lineup?
Depending on Marcelo's schedule, now we have to start putting pieces together. But he'll start at second once this week. Is there a date you'd like to know that by, or you'd like to decide that by? The sooner the better. Where do you think Marcelo will start? At second on Friday. Yeah, WBC guys, their last game here will be Saturday? No, no, no. Some of them, most of them are here, except Jaron.
and Roman, so they're not playing on Sunday. But I'll check with them if they want to play Sunday and they drive to where they're supposed to go. They'll do that. And Ranger will pitch one more time here. Yes, and he'll, for what we've been talking about, he'll report straight to Miami when the tournament starts. Or were they having like a camp somewhere? West Palm. That's where they had. Yeah.
So probably he'll stay here with us and then he'll know. So you can kind of get what he needs. Yes. That's what he was saying. You know, from my end, you know, you do whatever. But because they're here in Florida and. It's a two-hour drive to Miami. Thank you. It's a good idea. Obviously, you've got two both lovers in the outfield. What do you think about Roman's abilities defensively?
He was a pleasant defender last year. We joke with him that he's such a smart guy that he set the bar very low with his first big league play, you know, through the weekends. And the guy got to third base, and then after that, he improved. But he puts the work. You see him, his physicality now. I mean, he's a big dude that moves well. He's been working hard in his first step.
One of the things that we want him to be better at is throwing. He has an okay arm and the ball carries. It's just about mechanics and kind of like hit the cutoff guy. His ball just keeps going. So that's something we talk about it the last time we did cutoff and relays. But as far as like the reads and decisions, he knows what he wants to do. So being more accurate, throwing more? Yes, yes.
With how, you know, Sedan obviously covers a lot of ground. How much can that help him? You know, maybe allow him to take a step toward the line, you know, with a guy like that in center field? I mean...
Most of his reps are going to be left field so at home obviously we have to defend that right center gap because there's no left center for Zidane so we'll move him accordingly but he has range too. He played well in right field. I mean, Fenway, that's hard to do. He was solid. So we're not too worried about the other guys with him.
But we'll take advantage of the range of, you know, Willie and Sedan and play accordingly. I know you said that Sonny's on the bedroom program.
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Chapter 3: What are Alex Cora's impressions of Ranger Suarez as a new starter?
He's finally pitching in the backfield. But do you have any idea when he will pitch on the big field? I believe it's Saturday. Okay. Yeah. I didn't leave this sketch. No, he said that. He said that earlier in the press conference. Sorry, I was thinking of my other great class. Just having fun. Just having fun. Berrios still dealing with some right shoulder tendonitis. He's behind.
Talk about Harris, right? No throw for him. Berrios, no throw. Romy just playing catch. Marcel is coming back on Friday, and that's not injury-wise. That's just workload, and that's about it. Yeah.
Chapter 4: How is Mikey Rivero performing defensively at second base?
Monasterio was listed as a non-participant the other day. I mean, Siegler, Siegler, Siegler. Oh, Siegler, yeah. He's dealing with something, yeah, yeah, with knee issues. I'll get back to you on that one. This started in winter ball, and the first few days he was feeling fine, but now he's not. Next steps for Casas? You know, I know he said like three weeks. Just workload.
You know, that's more about the trainers. He's been good, moving well, but there's a few days that he's not going to be out there with the group. But so far, so good. Well, now Sandoval and Cutter, any – I think the next one for Cutter is an up and down with Sandy. I think it's alive.
Chapter 5: What is the plan for Marcelo Mayer's playing schedule?
So he threw the ball well the other day. Vila was up 94-95, which is eye-opening. Those two guys are obviously behind the other. They're behind. They're behind. Yes, they are. But trending in the right direction. It probably wouldn't start the season on that. I don't want to get to that point, but, you know, let's get into March. You got cut a couple years ago, too, out of the bullpen.
What do you give B out there, too? Is that always an option with him? We haven't talked about that. We've just been talking about him getting healthy. And then, you know, obviously, roster will take care of itself and see where we're at.
Chapter 6: What are the expectations for Sonny Gray's return to pitching?
But we see both of them as starters right now. Is Marcelo's thing getting in better shape, getting better timing? No, now he's just adding to his hidden program. He's doing everything. He's just adding like Vila Machine and the Traject. He's doing Traject again today. I think it's the third time in the last four. So he'll be ready for games on Friday.
So he was just a little behind because of the surgery. We're good? Thank you.