David Stearns

Our first question comes from Tony DeComo.

I don't know that it's only my eyes.

I think it's probably anyone who's interacted with him, anyone who's been around him, and people have watched him pitch for a long time.

This is someone who, first and foremost, is a really good person.

He meshes well with his teammates, with his organization.

He's emerged as a really quality leader in the clubhouse and with the Brewers.

And he's constantly getting better.

And I had a front row seat of that during his development, during his first few years at the major league level.

He was never satisfied.

He wants to get better.

And he's been able to get about as much out of his ability as any player can.

And that's been fun to watch.

Similar to a lot of discussions that can happen over the course of the offseason.

These began in November when the offseason started, and they took a lot of twists and turns and involved a lot of different names at various points, different constructs, different size of deals.

I think talks probably accelerated over the last few days, and ultimately we were able to get it across the line for both sides last night.

Thank you.

Next question is from Dave Lennon.

Dave, you started the offseason with a lot of notable subtractions, obviously.

And recently you managed to check a lot of boxes.

How satisfied are you with that job you're able to do in checking a lot of the boxes that the team needed?