Jim Margulis

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The talent is there.

I think the question right now is like, is it a starter or is it more of a reliever?

Is it more of a, you know, somebody who just needs to throw an inning or two at a time because the prospect of throwing four, five, six innings without these big lapses that really just wastes pitch count are just too much to overcome and plan around for a major league staff.

It was very on brand for him, both with the outfield assist and with the single that kind of squibs through the middle, hits it on the ground and runs like hell.

That's pretty much his game offensively.

It's funny, after we hang up here, I'm going to be driving to Birmingham to see the Rickwood game.

And it was last year at the Rickwood game where I watched him from left field throughout two runners at home plate, basically identical plays, singles where he's charging, coming up, firing, and getting the runner at home by a step.

And it almost seemed like...

The first one couldn't be believed, you know, whether it's his size, whether it's kind of like he'll take some unsure routes from time to time, especially last year when he was really dedicating time to learning the outfield.

And so maybe they thought, like, he's not going to be in position to throw or, you know, given how small he is, you know, perhaps there's not gonna be much in that arm.

And then twice in a row, bam, bam, just two outs.

And like, he's running back to the dugout and teammates are holding two fingers in his face to say, you did it twice.

And, you know, he's got that kind of pull and charisma

to where everybody's rooting for him.

Like I even remember this going back to his, his draft day when he was drafted in the 11th round and he saw college baseball writers who were happy for him and saying like, this guy was so much fun at Oregon.

Like, I'm not sure if he has a major league profile, but he deserves to be playing at the next level.

And then seeing how far he can take it because like just the entertainment value of watching him.

And then just what everybody says about him, you know, in the clubhouse, in the dugout, on the field, you know, playing multiple positions and, and,

scoring runs, just everybody saw that that need to be rewarded somehow.