John Axford

So, like, understanding that side of, you know, he hasn't pitched above that, right, before this.

So, having the opportunities that he's had right now, taking advantage of that, he's kind of in a good spot.

He knows that he has to perform.

Otherwise, like you said, he's gone.

But as a Rule 5 guy, you kind of have a little bit of, I think...

almost some confidence in the fact knowing that the Blue Jays have to keep you on the roster.

They have to keep you there.

So if they're not, they can't send you down.

They can't do anything that way.

They have to just send you back.

That's it.

You clearly have to do the job.

But I think there's a little bit of comfort for him knowing that he has to stay in the big leagues.

And maybe that helps out mentally for him when he's out there on the mound.

But from what I've seen, I mean, for a guy that hasn't pitched above a ball, this is, this has been pretty great.

Yeah, my last game pitched with the Blue Jays, actually.

If you're used to being a reliever, do you think, um, for him, it might be, I think a, a, a mental break as well.

Um, especially coming up as rule five, you know, he has to be in the big leagues.

He knows he has to perform.

So the issue or not, the non issue here is he, he knows when he's pitching, he knows what he needs to do.