Austin Bonta

Even when he played, he wasn't great at defensive tackle.

That's why they had to move him out to Ed Rusher.

Ed Rusher, he did a good job of stopping the run.

He was stout, but he cannot get pressure out there.

They've got to figure out a way to get impact from a second-round pick next year.

Yeah, it looked like it.

And he looked overmatched.

And the thing about Reuben Hippolite that is slightly concerning, he's about to be 25 years old.

This isn't a young rookie that you're going to see a ton of development in.

He's already 25.

So he's already, for some players, third, fourth year as far as his age.

So he should have came in a little more seasoned than he did.

Still more hits than misses.

Number two.

You're definitely going to have some type of reaction to what happens in that season opener.

I guarantee you that.

The good news is PCA did show flashes in the playoffs.

He showed flashes, not consistency that you want to see, but he was certainly better than the 634 on base plus slugging that he put up.

in the second half of the season in which he barely got over that Mendoza line batting 216 with a 372 slug.

That is rough.