Cincinnati Reds rookie infielder has not solely impressed followers, however he is additionally impressed his teammates, the teaching workers, and even the broadcast crew.
Appearing on the Power Stacks Podcast, Reds announcer Jeff Brantley, generally known as The Cowboy, had excessive reward for Stewart and mentioned it in solely a manner he might.
“I’ll say this with Sal,” Brantley said. “He would really piss me off if I was a pitcher. I’ll be honest with you. He would. He would really make me mad. And that is the best compliment that I could give that kid because he fights for it, he wants it, his energy is so high.”
“The thing that I love about that kid that nobody notices yet, but they will, the pitchers will, he hits different with runners in scoring position, he hits different late in the ballgame with nobody on and you need a home run, and he hits different when he has a runner at third and he hits different when he has a runner at third and two outs when he’s got to get a hit. And when you can change your swing like that and still be really good, that would piss me off.”
Stewart slashed .326/.456/.609 with seven extra-base hits in the spring. He appeared in 19 video games and in addition stole 4 bases.
Terry Francona Thinks Highly of the Rookie
Earlier this week, Terry Francona mentioned probably batting Stewart fourth in the lineup behind Elly De La Cruz and have Eugenio Suarez bat fifth.
“We’ll see,” Francona told MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon earlier this week. “I sort of reserve the proper to make a lineup out that day. The cause we’ve been doing it’s I believe it units Geno up to drive in additional runs. Because I believe with Elly hitting third, we will separate some strikeouts. But we even have a man that may path Elly, and I believe Geno can clear up a few of the mess there, which is the concept. I believe it has an opportunity to be extra productive for us.”
One thing is certain. Stewart doesn’t lack confidence, and wherever he hits in the lineup, he’ll step to the plate believing he’s the best player on the field.
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