Jon Morosi

And so the overall context of the lineup, you know, Barger's been hurt.

I mean, look at the lineup, and Bowe's not here anymore.

We talk about why was Vladdy so much better in the playoffs than he is now, power-wise.

He had a full team last year, and he doesn't right now.

I'm not making excuses for him.

You kind of are.

I'm giving you an explanation.

There are enough zeros in the paycheck that you should be able to overcome all your buddies not being there.

Yeah.

What I'm about to say is that the context will get better as soon as whenever Kirk comes back this weekend, and I would expect you'll start to see a different version of Vladdy pretty soon.

I mean, the mathematics on this, the odds are telling you it's got to happen eventually, and so maybe this next turn around the corner is the one that brings him back.

I do.

Because you know what?

There was a really, really... Now, Jeff, one of the smartest baseball people I know... Thank you.

...has advocated for Nathan Lucas to bat leadoff.

Oh.

Quite recently, this really smart baseball friend of mine... Kevin, you may have an idea who this is, but my point is...

That's a good idea.

And having Vladdy bat at the top is a good idea.

You might as well do something different.