David Stearns

recognizing that opening day is one day.

And rosters can change pretty quickly.

Nelson?

Yeah, unfortunately we don't get do-overs.

I think every year of my career, I've looked back and evaluated how we've done.

And there have always been decisions that didn't work out that we would like to take back.

And that's true with years that end really, really successfully.

And it's true with years that, like last year, that ended disappointingly.

So we're always in that post-mortem and evaluative process at the end of the year.

but we don't get do-overs, and so we need to move forward.

Yeah, I mean, we had nothing to do with that.

I actually don't know why he wasn't given clearance.

He wasn't approved for insurance.

Clubs have no part in that.

That's all done through MLBPA and Major League Baseball.

So I really don't know why.

I think Cliff had a great year last year on both sides of the ball, really improved his outfield defense, has become a very viable outfield defender in both corners, we believe, improved his defense at first base, and had a really good offensive season last year as well.

He's going to begin the year in AAA.

Whenever you're in AAA, you're a call away, and we'll see how it goes.

His rehab is progressing well.