Jake Mangum

Yes.

How are you?

I'm doing wonderful, Joe, and we always have to start off the day right, saying hello, how are you, I love you, and I hope we have a great day.

So, Jake, you're a big base stealer, and I've always been curious of this.

What is the art of stealing a base in a major league game?

What are you reading for?

What are you looking for?

And how much is speed obviously a part of that compared to instincts?

Was your dad instrumental in you becoming a switch hitter?

How did that work growing up?

How did you decide that you were going to hit from both sides of the plate and do it well?

All right.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're good friends with Connor Griffin, right?

What have you seen from him in spring training and just his growth?

Yeah, that was awesome.

Seems like just a genuine, good dude.

I've kind of compared him to at least what I've seen limited from Tampa Bay and also in spring training.

I feel like he's going to be their Josh Harrison, Joe.

He just seems like the quintessential speed, grit, and grind, dependable type of player that could bounce around and play multiple positions and provide a spark, which is what every good team needs.

Yeah, it just speaks to his character, man.