Elise Menaker

Yeah, so part of why he went for it last time is because he was super efficient.

And so that was a huge credit to Ben Brown and what he was able to do in attacking the strike zone, throwing strikes, getting ahead.

This is just a confident Ben Brown.

So I think each time out you can see him stretched out a little bit more because they are looking to fill a rotation spot.

And so Ben Brown, Javier Assad, they're going to be stretched out and then kind of go from there to see who's

What voids they can fill, where the team is at as they start to do that.

So I think this is a great opportunity for Ben, you know, talking to him over the years.

This is someone who would talk about how he thinks he's a big league starter.

And this is sometimes how those opportunities come up.

More than anything, when I mentioned that confidence, I feel like that's the difference with him this year.

I don't think it's ever really been about the physical.

He's a good pitcher.

It's just been about, I think, adding that pitch.

The sinker for him is a big deal.

So having an extra pitch, essentially like four pitches for him now with that changeup too.

And then mentally.

This is someone where I think experience helps.

I think going through ups and downs, I think getting sent down at the end of last year, just the way he's handled it all, learn from it.

He challenges himself.

He pushes himself.