Doug Glanville
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And I'm going to be 30-30, you know.
Now, who saw that, you know, a couple of years ago?
But what I love about the value placed on his defense, because everywhere we go, anytime I do Cubs games from whatever level,
They say that he's just a game-changing defender.
And that says a lot about what he brings to the game.
And I remember I interviewed with the Tampa Bay Rays years ago, and Eric Neander's front office there, I asked him why he signed Kevin Kiermaier, who was more of a defensive kind of, you know, first certainly glove guy, base runner, but not much of a hitter comparatively.
And he said, never will defense be undervalued again.
A player like Kevin Kiermaier deserves what he's able to do in changing the game by preventing runs.
And Pete Crow Armstrong's in a class by himself in that category.
So you work with whatever the offense comes along.
And by the way, if you get 30 home runs and 30 steals,
You know, you have a guy that has a long-term contract and is someone you build around.
And by the way, the X factor of Pete Cromstron is just who he is around kids and people.
He's so good with the community.
He's so good with the fans.
He just has something.
He's like a Pied Piper.
You know, he just has that kind of aura about him.
And he's so easy to talk to and he's thinking.
So I don't know.