Nick Krall

You know, Hayes, obviously gold glove, third baseman.

He's a,

top-notch defender at third, and he's gotten better offensively when he came over here.

So we think that he's got some room to run.

He's going to be mostly at third base, though.

And then we've got Geno, who's going to get reps at first, third, and DH.

Sal's going to get reps at first, third, second, and DH.

Spence is going to get reps at first, second, left, and right.

So I think you're going to be able to piece everything together, but it's going to be some guys are going to get some reps at different positions, and we'll see how it goes in spring training.

I don't think it's just home run power.

I think we looked at it as we got to rebuild our bullpen.

That was our first priority.

We needed to make sure that we improved the defense, which was a big priority with where we were.

And just adding offense to the group, whether it's home run power, doubles power, guys to drive in runs.

But it was something that we wanted to improve our offense, yes.

I think you're always looking, you know, obviously a middle of the order bat's the top of the line hitter.

So that's what you want first and then try to fill it out afterwards.

But, you know, I think you're always looking if there's a potential to add a middle of the order bat that you can work in, that'd be great.

I can't speak to what he had on the table, but I know that he really wanted to be here.

This was a top choice of his based on being in Cincinnati.