Bob Pompeiani

He gets on base.

He hits the ball.

He steals bases.

65 steals in one year combined down in the minors tells me a lot about what he can do as far as a table setter.

And I think he can also be that guy like, and I mentioned George Springer, who hits home runs right off the bat.

You've got a 1-0 lead.

He has the power to do it.

So I think it may not happen tomorrow, even though I'd put him there tomorrow.

I think ultimately that's his spot in the lineup.

Well, sometimes as the No.

1 hitter, you get those.

Guys about, you know, late in the order, seven, eight hitters get on base.

All of a sudden, that one hitter comes up and he's he's you know, I don't know.

I'd like to look at metrics for how many times a number one hitter comes up with men on base, generally speaking.

Which is why I think that position, if you're number one on the order, you're going to have opportunities.

It may not be in their first inning, but later, depending on how the lineup rotates through and the situations you have, he can come up several times with runners on base.

You're talking about tomorrow.

Yes.

I didn't recall him to be a bench player.

I would say yes, just because I think it's awesome that they brought him up.