Layla Rahimi
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The beginning is important, Mark, mainly because you have an opportunity here because of who they're playing to kind of fill things out if you're Craig Council, both from a pitching standpoint because we know the wizardry, let's be honest, the wizardry that man did with the bullpen last year.
When you look at who was...
in the bullpen at the start of the season, who was in the bullpen at the end of the season, and what those guys as a group were able to accomplish through the ups and downs, which every bullpen has, and the turnover on the roster in that position, but also with this lineup.
Because I really think Craig Council, even though he knows the guys he's going to have available to him every day, is still trying to tinker a little bit and figure out where does Alex Bregman fit in best with this team as a new player?
Where does Moises Ballesteros, now an everyday-ish player,
DH fit in?
How are you going to work Matt Shaw in?
Seiya Suzuki's hurt.
How can I take the time where Seiya Suzuki is getting whole and healthy?
And I don't want to see Seiya Suzuki on the field, by the way, until he is 100% healthy because it's the start of the season.
I don't need him lingering through anything Kyle Tucker style from last year.
But how does Matt Shaw fit in on a weekly basis in terms of how many at-bats he's going to get and where is he going to get those plate appearances?
Yeah, he served as an opener.
He was multi-use in the most wide way that you can think of.
How many different ways can you use a guy?
Caleb Dilbar starting game.
He's pitching towards the end of games.
He's pitching in the middle of games.
And the next test for them will be Nico Horner.