Jeremy Guthrie

So that in and of itself makes guys more prepared for an early March competition.

But in addition, I think players obviously now we're in what installment is it?

I can't remember.

Six, nine.

In 17, 22 and 25, maybe.

So whatever that is, the sixth installment, you know, guys have seen it enough now.

They know what it is.

They want to succeed in it.

Before, it was kind of like, oh, we'll go do it for fun.

I think even some teams probably thought, I'll just show up and we'll probably win because we're the best team.

And that's not the way it works.

And so I think generally guys are more invested in it.

You're seeing a few more of the superstars join the team.

And I know this year the goal for DeRosa, you know, with managing the U.S.

team, is to get the top pitchers in the league as well to go along with the top position players.

And that's a little bit – understandably, it's more difficult.

You're asking guys to –

be ready 30 days sooner than they otherwise would be.

Maybe it's 20 now because the season's going to start a little bit earlier, but you're asking guys to get ready earlier at the expense of whatever toll that's going to take on their body

come September and October, hopefully for a lot of these championship caliber teams.