David Stearns

I think it's a recognition that what we did last year wasn't good enough and running back the exact same group wasn't the right thing to do.

And so as we went into this, we believed and still believe that we have to be open to anything, that we shouldn't be in a spot to take anything off the table.

And ultimately, if we're able to put transactions together that we think makes sense for the team, both now and in the future, that we have to consider them regardless of what names may be involved.

Disha?

I think there's still some underlying aspects of what he does that are encouraging for us offensively.

I also think it's notable that this is a player that can contribute to winning baseball in a variety of different ways.

And the bat may not actually lead the way at this point in his career.

We think there's there's likely some bounce back in his offensive profile and his offensive game.

But what we're counting on at the top of his skill set is the contributions he can make for us defensively, how he can perform on the bases.

And we think those are going to help us win games.

I think as we really began to dig in on who this person was, talk to his former teammates, former coaches, people who have been around him, this is someone who takes his craft incredibly seriously.

Someone who does everything he can on a regular basis to get in the lineup, to perform at a high level.

It's hard and holds those expectations of his teammates as well.

And I think that's going to fit in very well for our group.

We'll go with Tim Britton from The Athletic.

I think Jeff, by virtue of his positional versatility, still has the ability to impact our team in a variety of ways.

What exactly that's going to look like is probably going to have to wait until we watch the rest of the offseason unfold.

But certainly his ability to play corner outfield is a help.

There may still be days if Simeon needs a blow where he's playing some second base.

We may ask Jeff to play some first base, depending on how the the offseason pans out.