Everyone knows Kev, he's probably the only other person I can talk to in Spanish other than Wilson, but I wanted to come to him because everyone knows Kev the content creator, but some people overlook him as a player, so I sat down with him after his batting practice and shared a cerveza.



Reynolds: So, tell me a little about you amigo.

Kev: Yeah, so I originally joined the league at the end of last season. The New York Mets were looking to revamp their roster in preparation for their move to Milwaukee. Cash found me playing at my local rec league (I was hitting .500) and the rest was history. I was pretty much the beginning of the Brewers revamp, with some of the other faces like Dan, Hitchens, etc. coming in that same time span.

R: And now you're in Houston

What do you believe is the main difference between both clubhouses?

K: They're both similar and pretty great in their own ways.

Both my GMs were awesome - I truly believe Cash is a genius in terms of transactions and signing free agents. He started with a very weak New York Mets team and is now one of the best teams in the league with some of the biggest personalities. Wilbur is a scouting genius and has an awesome system in place to reward good performances. We're also at 100 percent discord participation (within our own discord.) Both are great clubhouses and I've enjoyed my time in both. I will say at Houston, playing alongside an amazing hitter like Dakota Carolina Montana and being able to get inside his mind on why he swings a certain number, etc. has been super cool. Love it.

R: Funny that you mention it

You have the conventional dynamic with your pitches about pitching certain stuff or are you more relaxed and let them do their thing?

K: I'm of the mindset that pitchers should mostly do their own thing for the most part. I definitely think getting some opinions on swings is helpful - especially if you have one or two good hitters with good intuition on your team. Plus it feels a little better when you fuck up and it wasn't 100% your input jajajaja (Laughs in Spanish)

BUT I don't fault people for swinging whatever they want either. Half of my homers have been on swings like that.

R: Yea I feel you, Let me ask you about something in the clubhouse.

How did Peckershine fit into the clubhouse?

He was really good in Tampa

K: We love Peckershine. He's an amazing hitter and will continue that in Houston.

R: You guys have a really likeable team. All classy guys all around (and Wade Wilson)

K: Hey, I like Wilson!

R: I used to own him in Venezuela so now I can say what I want.

K: Jajajajaja (Laughs in Spanish)

R: So, let's talk about the USA vs. INT game

We're umping together

What are your expectations about that game?

K: I think it'll be a lot of fun, I like the fact that we give some players the opportunity to get some playing time during the All Star Break, I think it'll be a huge success and will become a tradition in the seasons to come.

R: I'll hope someone beans Morello

If they do I'll do the write up myself, as Devil Ray tradition.

R: Now let's talk about you as a player

How do you feel about your season so far?

K: You know Robin, you say let's talk about me as a player, but just a fraction of my interaction with the MLR. I'm decently well known as a player for a few things as a player - I completely dominated the Twins with a monster home run, my positive attitude and forward thinking personality brought us a crazy offensive inning while I was in Milwaukee, I nearly shut down the Cardinals in extra innings - but I don't think there's any benefit to dwelling on those moments. I prefer to look at what I've done in this league as a non-player, such as keeping certain teams in their place whether it's through text or speech (podcasts). The game is secondary to me, especially when playing against a below average pitcher like for example, Ricky Steele.

R: That's the banter I was looking for! Everyone tries to be super respectful around here and I'm like man, I'm trying to be the Jimmy Kimmel of this league, I want some banter, some spicy stuff we all can laugh about in the future.

K: JAJAJAJA (Laugh in Spanish intensifies)

R: most people recognize Kev, the MLR panelist, which you do a fantastic job by the way even though I'm just a casual listener

Tell me something

How can you have a 2 hour show with Kyle Corbett without killing him? (Laughs)

K: Sometimes it's tough but I will say he does a great job with live look-ins and keeping track of any action during the games. I mostly do shows with J.A. Bird, who is an amazing co-host that I can talk to about fake baseball, or whatever else our topic is on the show for hours. It makes our shows kind of long sometimes. (Laughs in English for first time in interview)

R: So with that said, what's next for you as a content creator?

K: As a content creator I'm looking to continue my time on MLR Tonight alongside my beautiful cohost Jay and continue doing my other show which will have some new episode soon (Kevin hands Robin a white business card with SoundCloud.com/mlrtopten written on it) and also involve myself with any cool projects that might come up

R: Oh wow

And as a player? Getting knock out of playoffs by Tampa? (Laughs)

K: Not Tampa, sorry! Maybe we'll lose to Milwaukee in the Paper Cup. But probably not. Go Astros!

R: Jajajaja (Laughs in Spanish) thanks for your time man.

K: Thank you for having me.

So, I won't include his stats, because Kev considers himself more of a morale booster and comradely than a stats gathering type of player, Kev is one of the funniest guy around in the discord and absolutely, a player to watch.