Jake Peavy

They're putting together a group, and I was in spring training.

I got to go over for a couple days and see it.

They're building chemistry and camaraderie and feeling like a college team camaraderie-wise.

You've got to have that to get through the grind, and you already see they've been punching the face, and we're finding out how positive can you stay.

But Will Venable's been over Bochy.

Bruce Bochy is the best manager I ever thought about being under, and we can talk about the four championships and why.

Will Venable has seen and got every bit of that experience.

He played under Buddy Black and some other great managers as well.

So I think his style, his brain, how smart he is, paired with Josh Barfield and Chris Getz,

And then again, I think the blend of them trying to figure out how to be new school analytics paired with the player that they were as well.

We've got a little bit of ways to go on the south side.

We just saw the Marlins are rebuilding, and they look a tick ahead of where we're at rebuilding.

But it's coming.

We've got some players.

It's just, again, like we talked about with Grant, just finding out what we got and where they work best, and then start to supplement around in the next few years to get back in the central mix.

Thanks, Jake.

I appreciate you letting me ramble, guys.

Happy opening day.

I hope it's a little bit warmer there in Chicago than it is in Boston.

All right.