Bill Plunkett

Yeah, Espinal just was signed as a replacement for Ibanez.

No, a cheaper replacement.

That's very important to the Dodgers.

Yeah, it's happened over the years.

I know in 20 – no, it would have been like –

Was it 17, I think?

The Dodgers said no to a couple of their relief pitchers because they didn't want them burning up innings in the WBC.

This year, Andy Pahez and Teoscar Hernandez

Both said no because, you know, the wear and tear of back-to-back World Series, short offseason, Teoscar really hit it hard in the offseason to lose some weight and get in better shape, get his legs back under him.

So both of those guys said no to Cuba in Paja's case, Dominican Republic in Teo's case.

Bruised our gratter all.

Coming back from shoulder surgery, he could have gone and played for Venezuela if he were a little farther ahead in his rehab.

I don't think the Dodgers would have allowed it because he's got some work to do before he can get back into the mix.

But yeah, you focus on the stars in the WBC, the big names.

But there are a lot of teams and a lot of lower-level players

that play for their country and take a little bit of a hole out of spring training.

In Kim's case, yeah, he has a job to win.

Well, I think Otani is Otani.

You can never pick against him.

I saw somebody mention