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My jaw was on the floor."Good grief" was being muttered from the ' broadcast, which included Hall of the Very Good batsmith Mark Grace, who led the '90s in hits and collected 2,445 hits in his career.I had to ask Steve Santini Men Jersey around."Stuff-wise, I'm not sure I've seen better," said one scout."That's as impre sive an inning as I've seen in a while," said another.His name is , a 26-year-old right-hander for the who struck out , and in his inning of work Monday night. It wasn't just the results, though. It was how bad he made two All-Stars and a hitter talented enough to be an All-Star look. He carved them up with triple-digit heat and a ridiculous low-80s curve.Sure, Baez often swings outside the zone, but look at Contreras flail and then there's Schwarber. Unlike Baez, he has very good pitch recognition. On this curve, though, you can tell the thought proce s was along the lines of "fastball oh s--- that's actually a curve, SWING!"Again, the whole inning was that impre sive. A pitch by pitch breakdown, : Javier Baez saw ...98.6 Travis Zajac Women Jersey mph fastball82.4 mph curve99.3 mph fastball98.5 mph fastball99.1 mph fastballWillson Contreras saw ...98.3 mph fastball82.9 mph curve81.5 mph curveKyle Schwarber saw ...98.6 mph fastball98.7 mph fastball98.9 mph fastball101.1 mph fastball84 mph curveSchwarber fouled one pitch off. That was it. No other pitch got touched.A condensed version of the dominance: A man bun and a 99 MPH fastball. Every pitch from Josh Staumont's electric 8th inning last night. Kansas City Royals (@ Mirco Mueller Kids Jersey Royals) So far this season, Staumont appears to be putting it together. Word from spring training and summer camp was he was dealing. In five innings in the regular season, he's struck out nine against two walks with a 1.80 ERA. With this kind of stuff, he's not going to get hit hard. The key is walks.Digging into Staumont's minor-league numbers, it's clear why he didn't make his debut until last season.Last year in Triple-A Omaha he walked 37 hitters in 51 1/3 innings. In the same place in 2018, it was 52 walks in 74 1/3 innings. At two stops in 2017, he walked 97 in Brian Gibbons Kids Jersey 124 1/3. The previous year, it was 104 walks in 123 1/3. That's all that is holding him back. Now a full-time reliever -- he even made 12 starts in Triple-A last year -- he only needs the fastball and curve. He'll be used in small doses. He can zone in and focus just on the control and command. It was on Monday night. Look at the bottom-of-the-zone fastball that caught Baez looking.The transformation into stud short reliever began in earnest with Staumont working with Dave Coggin of PFA Fitne s. He's some fire from the offseason: KC Royals pitcher Josh Staumont getting some light work on the mound tonight Looking smooth Dave Coggin (@PFAbaseball) In the spring, on him calling him a "Lamborghini."And Scott Wedgewood Jersey now he's had a high-profile outing against one of the most-watched teams in baseball, against three of its best hitters to boot. His name is Josh Staumont. We won't soon be forgetting it. I'm gue sing guys by the name of Javier, Willson and Kyle agree.