Jose Caballero plays shortstop VERY differently from guys like Derek Jeter
Jomboy & Jake break down the Yankees being swept in Milwaukee.
Video Transcript
I think of shortstops and I like to think of consistency.
I like to think of Derek Jeter, I like to think of, JJ Hardy with the Orioles.
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I could close my eyes and I could watch them field every ball, and it's the same exact footsteps, same exact reaching down, same exact throwing motion.
I think Jeter and Hardy are those guys.
Like, ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump.
There's a rhythm.
There's a beautiful symphony to it.
Caballero is jazz as far as music goes, and it's because he has such a good inner clock.
He rarely throws the ball hard.
And I looked at every ball that was to his throwing side that he backhanded, every ball that was right between his legs, every ball that was to his left, and, like, just trying to decode his moves.
And there, like, my favorite is when he backhands one, a high When he It's a bouncing ball, and he fields it by his waist, like belt high, belt to shoulders.
His transfer is so quick, it's like a little tumble action.
Like The ball comes, hits his glove, it all spins, and he lollipop's a lazy throw if the runner's not fast.
You saw him today in the series, you saw him absolutely whip one.
I mean, this is his hardest throw because the Brewers can run and that ball's not hit hard, and he's gotta pick it and just, he can't do anything.
He can't do a tap.
He does a tap sometimes.
He does a step and gather sometimes.
But he knows on that play he can't.
So it's fun to watch him because he fields every ball a little different.
Sometimes the throw is a little down here, sometimes it's over the top, and it's 'cause he has a very good clock, on the runner and his speed
