Ben Cherington

There's a lot of people you'd rather talk to.

There really haven't been meat and potatoes because the conversations didn't last one second.

It's just me saying, no, we're not talking about it.

I think it's probably harder if you're in a position where you're actually... You might consider it, right?

Then there's meat and potatoes.

So, you know, I don't know...

I don't think I've been through that, actually.

I mean, obviously I've been involved in trades, but I've never traded a player of that ilk at that age, so I don't know.

Do you remember the first call you got on him?

You don't have to say who it was, obviously.

And were you surprised?

I actually don't remember who it was.

But I think it would have been, I mean, I think it would have been last offseason, probably after the first year.

Okay.

And you said it lasts a second.

Do the people keep calling?

Not like the next day, but the same teams will follow up periodically over time.

I was looking for you to say it was a great question.

I think it's a combination of all of the traits that the greatest ones have, which is they have all of the following.

They have the...