Bob Pompiani

But the bottom line is they believe he is their best option, which has been the case all along.

I thought he was their best option at the start of the season.

But he goes down there and just – how many games?

Four or five games.

He goes seven for 14.

Next thing you know, he's up here.

And so he's riding a lot of expectations.

People will have big time for him.

But he will be the first teenage position player in a game since Juan Soto, since 2018 I think that year was.

He's one of those guys who just has what it –

what it looks like that it'll be a star in this league.

And they can only hope for that.

Then you'd have Skeens, you'd have him, and you'd have O'Neal Cruz, who may have one of those breakout seasons.

What if all three of those things happen?

You know, Austin, you get Cruz breaking out to the tune of the kind of numbers you want.

Connor Griffin proves he can be that guy, play every day at shortstop.

And then, of course, you have Paul Skeens, anchoring and pitching staff that may be one of the better ones in the game.

All of a sudden, the game changes.

And in a short series, if it ever comes to that, the Pirates would be a very difficult out.

Yeah, me too, but I felt that even without him here.