Rangers broadcaster Jared Sandler joined the GBAG Nation after Jack Leiter pitched 5 shutout innings in a 1-0 victory against the Reds to talk about what he's seen from Leiter early in the 2025 season.
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00:00What do you think of this start for Jack Leiter in these two games?
00:19Has he made it or what?
00:20No, no, no, no, I mean, you know, his first two shots have been great, right?
00:27And he definitely looks like he has not only improved just the consistency of his stuff
00:33and maturity, and you can just tell he doesn't look like he's as frazzled at times on the
00:40mound, whether it's fair or not, to assume that's kind of what the mannerisms were portraying.
00:48But, you know, these two starts don't make a season, and he's going to have to get it
00:54done once guys start to get more and more of a book on the updated version of Jack Leiter.
00:59But he's definitely taken a huge step forward.
01:01You watch him pitch, and the talent, the stuff is there.
01:04I mean, he's throwing his fastball in the high 90s and having a lot of success with
01:09it.
01:10He's added the sinker.
01:11Today, you know, we saw, and I think Vasek did a great job of explaining this, but probably
01:16the best we've maybe ever seen is Leiter, not just in a given at-bat, but over the course
01:21of all five innings.
01:22And we saw the curveball on the changeup, too.
01:24I mean, he threw all five of his pitches.
01:26And, you know, I understand there was conversation about, hey, does this guy maybe profile more
01:31as a reliever?
01:32And listen, who knows what the future holds.
01:34But when you've got a guy who can throw five pitches, and I'd say right now four of them
01:38are pitches that can get out, you know, that's meaningful, and that's tough to do.
01:43And you know, for a starting pitcher to have that, you know, I think that shows he's in
01:47the right place.
01:48But a really good job by Jack.
01:50And, you know, it's to the point now where, you know, excited to see him take the ball
01:54next time out.
01:55And thankfully, I think that this blister issue is not really that big of a deal.
01:59So, you know, hopefully there won't be any delays in the next time Jack takes the ball.