Michael King

I actually think I'm ahead of where I was at last year, which is a great thing.

I guess, unfortunately, that was because we were bounced a little bit earlier in the playoffs.

But I shut down my normal shutdown, did my normal build up and ready to go.

No limitations.

And yeah, in free agency, it's it's obviously a question mark.

I think that the trust that I've developed with the training staff here and doctors here allowed me to

I don't want to say overlook that kind of thing, but they have faith in what I do in the offseason and making sure that my body's healthy and ready to go come season.

Absolutely, yeah.

I mean, Ruben's the one that drives that, but then ultimately the players are the ones that keep it going.

And I think Pavetta was actually my first call when we were finalized.

Comes in last year and obviously is...

Immediately brought in, we have great leadership around everybody, and with Joe and Darvish being the steady guys that are here, and then Nick coming in and having a career year.

Me coming in and learning how to become a starter, a full-time starter.

Totally fell on both of them to guide me, as in Darvish and Musgrove.

And then Dylan's obviously a tough one.

He's one of our best friends.

I'll still be a huge fan of his.

Ultimately, you got to part ways with some people.

And I think he'll have a ton of success.

But then we just got to kind of say next man up and who's going to fill that void and round out our starting five.