Laurence Holmes

So were there guys in Houston specifically?

I know a Boston guy.

I heard that Roman Anthony is somebody who loved interacting with Alex, and he kind of helped a lot with the swing.

Were there Houston guys, too, you'd heard about?

Well, those kind of connectors.

I mean, usually it's a Latin player who's really good with English.

So when you guys talked as an organization about bringing him in, since we talked about the soft part of it, now let's talk about what he actually brings to your team.

What are the things that you like about him that immediately makes you better?

Fun to think about the defensive options?

Like, have you allowed yourself to start thinking about that?

Give Matt Shaw an outfield glove, maybe, just as options?

But Alex can play second in a pinch, and Nico can play short, as you know, right?

You did this as a player, right?

You played a little bit of everywhere as well.

They would put you out there.

Was there a signal?

Like, hey, do the fake drink thing?

So what do you have to keep in mind if you're going to be the person that fills in in a couple different spots?

What's important to make sure you get done on a daily basis, on a weekly basis?

So in that playoff series, it was kind of obvious, and you said it, like Milwaukee just had a couple more guys that they could throw out there to be bulk pitchers, right?