SI's Chris Halicke and Bri Amaranthus discuss how good Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been at Texas Rangers camp.
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00:00I'm Breanne Moranthus here with Chris Halleck. We're at Globe Life Field and opening day is right around the corner for the Texas
00:08Rangers. They've been having intra-squad matchups all week and now they're doing them at night, which is kind of cool, adds a fun effect.
00:16What would be something that you have noticed from these games?
00:20Who's looking good? Who looks like they need a little bit more time?
00:23Well, Isaiah Canofalefa has stolen the show pretty much. He has just,
00:28he can do no wrong right now. He's hitting well. He's fielding well.
00:32He's actually kind of forcing his way into the lineup of sorts.
00:35So,
00:36the competition at first base between Ronald Guzman and Greg Bird is still something to watch because Greg Bird hit a home run on Monday night's game.
00:43Guzman's looking kind of good at the plate, but he's also only a few games in because of the whole delay of the
00:48intake testing for COVID. So,
00:51the first base competition is something to watch for sure just because if neither guy takes the bull by the horns,
00:56just like in spring training, Isaiah Canofalefa with the way he's playing right now,
01:00he could force himself and move and play in third base and they can always move Todd Frazier over to first base if so.
01:06And this is a 60-game season.
01:08They've got to ride the hot hand and if Isaiah Canofalefa is continuing to hit the way he's hitting right now,
01:12they might not have any choice but to put his back in the line.
01:14And I feel like you're not the only one saying this about Isaiah right now.
01:18No, it's really, I mean just,
01:21you're probably gonna see it doesn't matter what night you go.
01:23It just, it just, he's just tearing the cover off the ball right now.
01:25It's that obvious, huh?
01:28Yes. Wow. Maybe Ruben Edodore is kind of neck-and-neck with him.
01:32I think I even said a couple days ago that he might have the slight edge over Canofalefa,
01:36but after Monday night's game, he had a home run. He had another two-run single. The guy's just, he can do no wrong right now, honestly.
01:42It's great. Can't wait to watch.