Talking baseball with Angels SS Zach Neto and Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Angels shortstop Zach Neto, Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti, and SIS Video Scout Associate Benjamin Cruciani. Neto talked about a couple of ridiculous plays he"s made the last two seasons on popups, explained the pre-game work that"s helped him rank among the shortstop leaders in Defensive Runs Saved, talked about what kind of tattoo would honor his defensive excellence, and shared his personal connection to Jackie Robinson. Benetti engaged Mark on his AL Cy Young and MVP picks, whether the Guardians or Mariners could win the World Series, how he tries to make his broadcasts statistically sophisticated, and offered a baseball book recommendation. Cruciani talked about catcher defensive evaluation, injury observations, and two-way players that he finds intriguing. Neto catch vs Yankees Neto catch vs Rangers Thank you for listening. Please check out Archive.FieldingBible.com for your defensive stats needs, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball, and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.