Jeff Hathorne

I wouldn't be surprised if they hit him a little lower in the lineup, maybe get Cruz up there.

He's been such, you know, he had quite a series in Cincinnati and kind of lessened the pressure on Connor.

They've been cognizant of that with young pitchers.

But ultimately, I agree with you.

I mean, he stole 65 bases last year.

He makes things happen.

He's got gap-to-gap power plus over-the-fence power, like significantly over-the-fence power.

So there's a lot of places you can hit him in your lineup.

Very good problem to have.

I mean, they've got a couple options here.

Nick Gonzalez has had a strong start to the season.

I believe he's hitting over 300.

He's been very impressive.

He's been put in some run-producing situations, and he's helped them.

I think it's situational a little bit, Bob.

I mean, if Nick Gonzalez starts at third base, I think there's probably a pretty good bet you bring in Jared Triolo in the later innings as a defensive replacement.

Like there's obviously a defensive upgrade there.

If Nick Gonzalez cools off, do you go Triolo and give him another chance?

I think probably, you know, I, I agree with you on the bench that if Triolo is a bench piece, that's kind of bouncing around and adding defensive value places that really helps.

So I just kind of,