Carter Hawkins

Carter, good morning.

How are you?

How are you guys doing?

Yeah, we're doing great, but then we're not walking off wins every night for a living.

Holy cow, it's been absolutely amazing to watch the Cubs do it again and again and again, and I guess today will be four in a row.

Who knows?

So we know there's nothing you can do about Cade Horton.

We're hopeful that in a few more weeks, Justin Steele gets looked at again, and maybe he can start going again.

How are you guys approaching all of these pitching injuries?

We have been having conversations this morning about what possibilities you have, who could step in, who takes over.

I believe his first start, Matthew's first start, missed, will be tomorrow.

And what you would do and how you would fill that spot.

We talked a bit about Ben Brown and his usage.

He's now kind of an important piece of the bullpen.

How careful do you have to be about a guy that at one point looked like a starter, now looks needed in the bullpen?

Can you yo-yo a guy back and forth?

Do you have to be very careful about that?

What happens with Ben Brown in terms of this starting rotation?

Who currently, right now, is the best pitcher you have available in Iowa?

You know, I hate to even ask this question, but I wonder what would have happened had you not made the decision you made on Shota Imanaga.