[Curve Ball Dave]

Put me in the pro-Spring Training camp.

Right now I have a guy in AAA who, for the past two seasons, put up monster numbers. I've had him in the starting lineup for the following two Spring Trainings to see what he can do. Both times he's shown he can't hit major league pitching so he's back in AAA to start the season once again.

To give one example.

When there's open roster spots Spring Training is a very good guide for me to determine who gets one of those open spots between other choices. AAA guys who have great springs but get sent back to AAA because I don't have open spots are the guys who are my first choices when I need a replacement due to an injury or lack of performance.

This is models real life.

As for injuries, that's baseball. It's part of the challenge of the game. My ace closer got injured in SP. He'll miss the first week of the regular season. That makes my job difficult. I want the game to be difficult.