Ben Nicholson-Smith

He's off the roster now.

clearly not sustainable to have two bullpen games in a five-day period.

So they're going to have to find some answers there.

Thank goodness for them.

Patrick Corbin and Spencer Miles look like two of them.

But ultimately, the sooner these rehabbing pitchers can get back, the better.

And you're not going to rush them.

You're not going to tell Dylan Cease to rush through a hamstring or tell Max Scherzer what to do.

He knows himself pretty well at 41 years old.

But

if those guys can get back and Bieber's not too far behind them, then that will make a huge difference to this team.

Yeah, absolutely.

The strikeout's a little higher than what I would have guessed, but he's on pace for 30 homers with some solid defense at third base.

And this is as he's making some big adjustments.

So I think you have to be happy with the package that you're getting from Okamoto.

And it does ease some questions elsewhere.

It means that Addison Barger has one less thing to worry about because they got third base covered.

So when he's rehabbing, he can focus on right field and on his offensive game.

And I think that

The more answers you have in various places in your team, that can free up others to focus on what they need to focus on.