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But they mix and match as well as anyone, and to have two things going for Kevin Cash, and one being a former catcher, and he has that knack himself.
But, you know, the Rays have been famous for the whole analytics breakout, and they do a great job of looking for pitchers, pitchers with not only the physical capability but also
but the aptitude to make the adjustments that they have to make.
And so we see them year after year create monsters coming out of the bullpen because of the approach and then implementing that, which has been a fun part of watching this team through the years.
And that seems to be happening again this year.
You know, Baker's got the great arm and all that.
Hunter Biggie's back and the whole bullpen is,
I think they feel they can match up in difficult situations.
There aren't many guys out there who would just be mop-up guys, but there are a lot of guys with a lot of different looks.
out of that bullpen.
And they'll use them according to situations and hitters they have to face and all of that.
So it's always fun to see what happens next with this club in terms of who comes out of the pen and, you know, and everyday players as well.
One of the guys who we've been really impressed with is Ben Williamson, the infielder.
And, you know, he was in Seattle and
He's come over here.
He's had a nice bat, a good approach hitting, and he's a guy who can play all over the infield.
You can stick him probably on a corner outfield, too, if you had to.
They find guys like that.
They find guys like that in the bullpen.
They find position players like that to fill out a roster.