Disgusting Baseball, a Cleveland Guardians Podcast
Aug 5, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
Guardians top middle infield prospect Angel Genao has been promoted. Nick & Matt give their thoughts on how Genao helps, speculate on the corresponding move (this will age well), and forecast other…
Matt SeeseGuestNickHosthis profile as a hitter um yeah so i'll start i guess quickly um he's a really complete hitter um there's a lot of power his uh his evs are really good for his age and for his level he doesn't chase all that much he doesn't whiff he makes a lot of contact in zone um he's a little more passive uh swing rancher a little below average which isn't a bad thing it's just something to note um His main issue is launch angles.
He has a flatter swing, as Matt pointed out, which lends itself to more ground balls.
His target launch is six degrees, which is basically a ground ball.
It isn't great, but... holistically, his profile is really good.
Um, he pulls the ball in the air, a decent amount.
Um, he pulls the ball in general, decent amount.
He's good against all pitch types.
Um, he's a good to great defender at short with a rocket launcher attached to his right arm.
Um, Well, and we hopefully shouldn't see many mental errors.
As many mental errors as we saw, oh, I don't know, earlier tonight from our major league starting shortstop.
his profile as a hitter um yeah so i'll start i guess quickly um he's a really complete hitter um there's a lot of power his uh his evs are really good for his age and for his level he doesn't chase all that much he doesn't whiff he makes a lot of contact in zone um he's a little more passive uh swing rancher a little below average which isn't a bad thing it's just something to note um His main issue is launch angles.
He has a flatter swing, as Matt pointed out, which lends itself to more ground balls.
His target launch is six degrees, which is basically a ground ball.
It isn't great, but... holistically, his profile is really good.
Um, he pulls the ball in the air, a decent amount.
Um, he pulls the ball in general, decent amount.
He's good against all pitch types.
Um, he's a good to great defender at short with a rocket launcher attached to his right arm.
Um, Well, and we hopefully shouldn't see many mental errors.
As many mental errors as we saw, oh, I don't know, earlier tonight from our major league starting shortstop.
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