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to kind of get him in there, right, to see what the intensity of the game is.

And in my humble opinion, sometimes, especially when you're coming from Japan, you're coming from another kind of level, sometimes that's the situations you've got to be thrown to the wolves into so you can really see kind of what a guy is made of and see where the stuff is.

But, you know, when you kind of look at it optically, from what you've heard, kind of what you're gathered, and you've been around the game long enough, what do you think that leash really does look like in 26 for Rokey?

No, and it's interesting because there's not a lot of teams that can really afford to give a guy like that a mile away.

The Dodgers absolutely are.

I understand that there's people that are going to listen and watch this and be like, oh, my God.

But it's just the reality, right?

It's kind of like the old San Antonio Spurs-like operation, right?

Granted, not the same salary spending, all that jazz, right?

But during those Duncan years with, you know, they had Manu, Tony Parker, like their whole thing was, hey, we just need to get in, get everyone healthy, and we'll make a run.

I was curious because looking ahead as we kind of look at the roster,

Second base, like you said, Tommy Edmond, obviously when he's healthy, is a dynamic player that this roster absolutely needs for a litany of reasons, right?

As the season starts, who do you think is going to be kind of the... I don't want to call him a placeholder because these guys don't look at it that way, but who's going to be the guy for second base as the season starts in your mind?

Yeah, and I think, obviously, listen, Miggy Rowe, I am 39.

I know Father Time is undefeated.

But, you know, my back hurts just because I'm alive, right?

Yep.

Even when you're an athlete at that level, even with Freddie talking about how he wants to play to 40, those guys absolutely have to take a little more care and more reps to get ready every single day.

It's not a bad thing.

That's just unfortunately, unless you're LeBron James apparently, but that's just the way it goes.