Geoff Blum

And those two guys, you know, Altuve is kind of a leader in the sense of what he does on the field and how he plays.

Carlos Correa is a little combination of both.

So they're searching a little bit for that leadership in that lineup.

The one bonus is that we still have Jordan in that lineup.

And if he catches fire and starts to see that ball and starts barreling it up like he did in April, that's when this offense starts to go and you get some guys on the periphery that can help out a little bit.

And that's kind of what you look forward to.

Good grief.

But there's a guy that I know you guys are probably itching to talk about, too, is Cam Smith.

His potential is so high, but we just haven't seen him evolve yet into being that mainstay in the lineup.

Well, first of all, he's going from third base to right field.

And I think he's a gold glove caliber right fielder right now.

You know, last year he did a great job and kind of burst onto the scene with his athleticism with the Astros taking a chance on him and finding a place in the lineup for him.

And he's kind of he went out there and said, I'm going to do it.

He worked hard.

He practiced at it.

And he's become one of the more elite defensive right fielders.

But I think on the offensive side, sometimes he gets a little indecisive.

I don't want to say he doesn't trust his talent sometimes, but he just doesn't trust his approach.

I think it's more of when he digs into the box, what is his goal when he gets in there?

And what pitches is he looking for?