 I just wanted to first acknowledge my friend and former colleague Pedro Gomez who I'm sure many on this call have certainly come in contact over the course of their careers and I just wanted to pay my respects to him and just let his family know that he continues to be in my prayers and them as well and obviously that was a big blow to our industry and a surprising one to get on Super Bowl Sunday so just my heart goes out to the Gomez family and I know what they're dealing with right now so just wanted to open with that. Okay thank you Aaron we can take our first question from Meredith Maroccovitz, Meredith please unmute. Aaron is there a different feel heading into spring training this year because of some of the protocols and what do you view as the biggest challenge because of those protocols and trying to get your team ready? It is different no question you know because we haven't gone through it yet here in Tampa right so you know just getting here and you know kind of going through physicals and stuff today and seeing some guys that I hadn't met yet you know getting used to again seeing guys from a few feet away with masks on that you're meeting for the first time those kind of challenges that that still exist you know fortunately you know we've all gone through a year of this of living through this and so I think we're a little much better equipped of how to handle ourselves how to conduct ourselves how to make good use of our time that's a little bit different but I think everyone that I've come in contact with within the organization is we are very excited to be here feel like we have a chance to have a really special team and we can't wait to get going on that. We take another from Bruce Beck Bruce go ahead. Aaron do you feel that you are equipped to chase a world championship do you feel like you have the players in place? I do absolutely I talk is always cheap obviously at this point but I really like the winner that we've had with some of the additions we've made that I think are going to be impactful to go along with already the makeup of this team that is of championship caliber and certainly that's what we're here to try and do and try to accomplish and we get to start that in earnest tomorrow and you know a lot of the groundwork is laid a lot of that foundation is laid throughout the winter with with guys in their offseason programs but now we get to come together as a team and start trying to lay what we hope is that championship foundation and you know hopefully this is the year we get to the top of that mountain we certainly feel like we have a club that's in that mix. Tina Siraccio you have the next question. All right hey there Aaron. So you have a lot of new faces throughout your pitching staff and as they get ready to work out I mean I wonder if you could just kind of give an overview what are the strengths you have some of the weaknesses or holes you're looking to fill and what the kind of timeline will be as you await Luis Severino. Yeah I really like the depth that that we've created and that Brian the front office I feel like have done a really good job this winter of of you know adding you know potential high-end pitchers to our depth mix and you know I think one of the things we one of the good things that came out of last year was some of our younger pitchers that have a lot of promise got to get their feet wet and to varying degrees had a lot of success you know the Garcia Schmitz Nelson's Kings of the World you know that came up and showed that they can pitch at this level and excited to see those guys take another step forward but obviously bringing in Tyone and and Corey Kluber and you bring in a Yoli Chassin and stuff we feel like you know there's gonna be the inevitable unknowns that that come up throughout the course of any season but certainly still being in the midst of a pandemic and and all the challenges that that creates coming off a season in which we only played 60 games I think depth is obviously going to be important and you know we feel like you know we have 10 11 12 pitchers that aren't just capable of going out there but are capable of going out there and thriving and I'm excited to see those guys get to work I feel like you know my understanding is that the by and large those guys are all in really good places as we get ready to to start tomorrow thank you we can take another from Justin Walters hi Aaron following up on a cluber as well as Jameson what is their game plan for this week and because of their injury history will you be monitoring them a bit more closely throughout this spring training you know I guess yes we will be monitoring them a little more closely but you know this time of year with all our pitchers were you know we're gathering as much information as we can we're certainly listening to the feedback into their bodies and and how they're bouncing back at this time of year is as that workload starts up as but those Jameson and and and Corey both have are ready to go I mean you know Corey through a few innings the other day to live hitters and Jamos had a number of bullpen so they come in ready to go you know obviously having not pitched a lot in the last couple of years you know it's going to be something we're gonna have to not only monitor here closely in spring training but as the season unfolds and hopefully they're contributing and pitching well and thriving but we've we certainly have to be mindful and that's where the depth of our pitching staff is going to play a crucial role in and hopefully allowing guys to to stay healthy by protecting one another you have the next question Aaron you're always very excited on this particular day every year and you always talk about how special your team is I'm wondering if you think there are any markedly better ways that this roster is constructed right now or if you think it's just a matter of getting through the season healthy and catching a few breaks in the end that matter yeah I certainly think that's part of it obviously playing your best baseball and being able to continue to advance in the playoffs and hopefully get to a world series you know things certainly have to break your way and go your way but I do like the depth of our team right now and you know even some of the non roster guys that we've brought in that you know can potentially be key contributors I'm really excited about that and I think as I look at our pitching staff and what I believe is the potential of that staff and the depth of that staff I think I feel like it's in a lot of ways as good as it's been certainly since I've been here and feeling like we have a lot of really good options there are no roster limits this year I know it may be a little early a lot of things can happen between now and then but could you see yourself taking 14 pitchers with a three-man bench it's possible you know ideally you like to be at that kind of 13 and 13 but you know however we start on opening day on April 1st you know that that's going to always be fluid throughout the course of the year I mean there's going to be times where you may have a day or two where you go with 12 pitchers or you need a spot starter you need somebody called up for a day or something so you move to 14 pitchers so that's kind of always a fluid situation I think 13 and 13 is kind of that happy spot but I'm sure whether it's to start the season or not I'm sure at different times you know that number could be 14 depending on where we're at and what we're navigating in the season. Marley Rivera you have the next question. Hi Aaron. Aaron you just following up on Sweeney's question you just talked about the potential and the depth of your pitching but why do you believe that a pitching staff with so many question marks can get to our win a world series? Well I think when you look at the names and the guys and the track records you know there's a lot of talented people and I think everyone can acknowledge that I also acknowledge you know some of the risks and the questions that certainly people will have you know when when you bring in J. Moe and and Corey who haven't pitched a lot in the last couple years we feel like they're physically in a very good place and and can be championship caliber contributors to a team but time will tell. Again I think the amount of depth that you see on our roster now from a pitching standpoint gets me excited because I know you know at their best they're capable of being top flight starters and that's across the board and I think you can you know even when you consider our young guys that have gotten their feet wet you can kind of dream on them being really good pitchers in this league so it's certainly you know fair to have there's those question marks because we've brought in guys that but we also feel like the upside of a lot of pitchers on our roster right now hopefully we get those those performances from a number of them to behind Garrett that will put us in that conversation I believe we will. And just a quick follow-up on a different topic when it comes to Miguel and Doohar who we know spend most of this last season at the alternate side does he have a role on your team what kind of role do you foresee him having this year? We'll see I mean the thing about Miggy is you know nothing's changed as far as the talent you know he's certainly at an age where he technically should be entering the prime of his career and obviously the last two seasons for him with with the injury and with last year not getting a lot of regular at bats you know as a challenge but obviously he's got loads of talent we love the person and the makeup and we just have to see how things unfold he'll get looks at at third and in the outfield and at first base and and when those opportunities arise which inevitably they usually do you got to be able to take advantage of them and he certainly has the talent to do that. Take another from Brian Hoke go ahead Brian. Hey Aaron there was a lot of conversation this offseason about Gary Sanchez how do you gauge Gary's mindset coming into camp and what was your read on the winter work he's done? Yeah I saw Gary this morning he looks good I'm excited about where he's at you know we've you know obviously coming off a tough season and obviously a lot of the storylines around Gary understandably this winter you know feel like we've had some really good conversations put some really good things in place that will hopefully allow him to continue to grow and and really thrive because I think you know as we've demonstrated with our actions really we believe in him we feel like he can be a game changer type player when he's right and we're going to continue to support him and try and get him to be the best version of himself that he can be and you know hopefully this is the year when he can kind of put it all together and we certainly have a lot of confidence in that but we got it we got to get it out of him too and we got to help him do that if I could just follow up on one other topic one guy who's not in Tampa as far as I know is Brett Gardner have you spoken to Brett at all do you actually believe you'll go into the season without Brett? We'll see obviously you know he's still free agent I have not spoken to Brett in probably probably in the last several weeks so you never know what can happen or transpire but we'll see obviously he's been he's been a great Yankee and but we'll just see how how things unfold here. Thank you. Brendan Cutty please on you. Aaron a couple weeks ago a few weeks ago your strength and conditioning leader Eric Kretz you mentioned how John Carlos Stanton and Aaron Judge had kind of eased off the waist this year you know went a little bit more of a stretching route you just tell us about you know the preparation they've had going into the season and anything you may know about different approaches they've taken considering the recent interest rates of both? Well you know I think you know I think Eric's done a great job along with you know all our strength and conditioning guys and Brett McCabe leading the leading the guys in the clubhouse of really getting to know these guys over the last you know 12 or 14 months and developing the relationships we obviously believe in in what Eric brings to the table from just his knowledge of strength and conditioning knowledge of peoples and players bodies and so I think as as that as those relationships have grown and those kind of the trust has been built there you know hopefully we're just getting continuing to get smarter with everybody's preparation and what they do and how they prepare to not only maximize performance but also trying to keep guys healthy and you know we feel like you know our our feeling you know when when we made the move to Eric Kressy was that it was something that was going to really pay dividends for us over time and you know we've had now 12 or 14 months together albeit in a pandemic so it's been a little more of a challenge but we feel like we're going to start to see some of the fruits of that over the next year or two and and that'll but the proof will be in the pudding there right and but I feel like our guys are certainly across the board in a better position to to get the most out of themselves and a quick follow-up separate you have talked about possibly having conversations with Domingo Hermon about his domestic violence situation and suspension and all that's gone on there is that behind now for you guys do I have that conversation yeah cat you guys yeah we have cash and I have spoke with with Domingo and and Carlos Mendoza with us as well and just you know welcoming him back certainly and know he's you know paid a significant price from a career standpoint really having missed a full season plus now but hopefully that is behind us we feel like he is in a good place coming in and you know now it's on on him to go out and you know kind of resurrect his career and go out there and compete for a spot on this team you know certainly nothing's been promised we are going to be there and try and be as supportive as we can moving forward with him to not only help him hopefully get the most out of himself on the mound and on the between the lines but also and just becoming you know the best he can be off the field as well and and you know it's been a long year coming back and feel like he's done what he's needed to do to get to this point thank you John Schwartz you have the next question please on me I'm kind of touching a little bit on what Brendan was asking you know for all the things you do as a manager obviously one of the biggest things is just being able to write in both John Carlo and Aaron into the same lineup are there things as simple as it might sound as a manager forgetting about what Eric or the rest of the community you can do to help make that happen more you know I think I think there's the communication process it's important of really trying to have a really good relationship with those guys and a really good understanding of those guys about where they're at in the course of the year how they're feeling you know when are the right times to to have a day are there you know days when you're using a DH day for Aaron for example and is there value in that at different times so as best I can being in tune with all our players so that I can make quality decisions you know if if you're talking about resting a guy for a particular day I think it's important that you know I'm clued in and have a good feel of that situation as well Tom Mariam please unmute how much of a factor when evaluating the young players in Tampa did not have a minor league season last year will that be when you decide to form the roster or even call up players early in the season yeah I mean there's certain there's there's gonna be a handful of guys that you know really missed out on some developmental experience game experience that's hard to replicate and so you are certainly mindful of that you know when you're talking about an opening day roster that that certainly factors in a little bit of you know making sure guys are you know ready to not only compete but thrive at this level and you want to especially with young players you want to feel like they're in a position to where they are ready to thrive and you know the you know having the color in the context of what the last year's been is is I think one of the important factors in making those evaluations and Martin please unmute you have the next question Aaron do you see Clint Frazier as the starting left fielder at this point I do you know Clint has you know obviously you know come a long way in every aspect of his game and and certainly earned his place last year when when obviously nothing was given to him that's all right you know he had to earn everything really the last couple of years he's been a contributor going back really since the first year I was here and last year I think really proved that he was ready to grab an everyday role on this team and you know especially in the improvements really he's made in every aspect of his game and feel like at his age with his experience now and the success and the confidence that he's continued to build has put him in position to you know go into this camp as as an everyday player and he's he certainly earned that the next question please unmute Aaron you've mentioned a couple of times that you see this roster as championship caliber but when you put your head on the pillow at night and look at your team critically what are some of the things that you say to yourself this needs to go right this year for your team to get to where you think it needs to be obviously we got a pitch well and and you know as excited as I am for you know the 10 or 12 starting pitching candidates that we have that I feel like are all capable of being championship caliber contributors you know to varying degrees a lot of it comes with question marks as well whether it's past injury history whether it's young players whether it's people returning from injury you know so making sure we're doing everything to help those guys reach their peak and and that's going to be a little bit different for each each one of those guys and and you know balancing kind of that workload at different times throughout the year to make sure that hopefully we're in a position late in the year where you know those guys are healthy and at their strongest and at their best when it starts to get really really big and so you know how we handle those guys and how we preserve those guys and make sure we're taking care of those guys is probably the biggest thing I think about right now and then obviously the same goes for our position players you know where you know we've dealt with our share of injuries obviously over the last couple of years and making sure we're kind of doing our part and all we can to make sure we're giving those guys the best opportunity to post on a regular basis thank you take another from Tyler Kepner hey Aaron how are you good how much you know you guys were so close last year one game difference with the rays and then of course the rays go on to the World Series do you feel like it was it was really that close between you know where you finished in the LDS or getting to the World Series and how much did you watch the rest of the postseason after you were out of it yeah I do feel like it's that close and I felt that way in 18 I felt that way in 19 and and last year you know we're late in the game against the team that goes on to to the World Series again and so you know we got to find a way to get over that last hump and and beat that team that's that's going on to the World Series but but I also think it is important that we realize how how close that we are and how razor thin the the margin is when you get into the postseason you know I mean it's it's the bounce of a ball it's one play it's one pitch it's it's and we feel like we're certainly very close to that what was that did it how much did I watch yeah I watched you know the next series was a little hard I think I watched a good bit of the World Series it's hard every year usually I go a day or two and I just I don't watch but then I it it pulls me back this this game pulls me in and ultimately I love it so much that I got to see it unfold can David off you have the next question please unmute there we go anyway I was saying I look like a freak that just landed all right so just wanted to know Aaron last year was obviously weird for everybody your guy season was very weird you know just very up and down very streaky yeah wondering if you think you're aspiring to play 162 if you think you come back completely as advantage both in terms of your roster depth in terms of you the way you like you know I think you've done a lot managing the marathon well I hope so Kenny you know one of the things I truly am excited about and feel like since I've been here is is while I acknowledge some of the questions that exist around are certainly our starting rotation and some of the injuries and return to injuries and coming back from suspensions and you know Seville later this summer like and some of our younger pitchers that got their feet wet and had some success last year I feel really good about the upside of really all those guys and what they're capable of and where they are entering spring training right now so hopefully that depth manifests itself and we do get the most out of those guys and and ultimately in 162 game season coming off a 60 game season those guys serve each other well and and kind of almost protect each other with with their performance and and us not having to tax guys unnecessarily just just out of need and and hopefully the depth that Brian in the front office have built for us will serve us well just in terms of you and like do you think you'll be able to enjoy more just letting the season breathe a little more and manage that that way yeah I mean I love the marathon of it and and and and and the mundane and the and that that daily challenge of making sure you have that right level of focus and energy and sustaining it throughout the season and and ultimately I think one of the great things about our sport is you know it rewards the team that can survive a long season in that 162 game season and that 162 is a number that you appreciate you respect your fear to some degree and knowing if you can make it through it usually the teams that make it through that have certainly earned it or not enough have showed them to be the best and I feel like we're equipped for that and I look forward to getting the chance to go find out thank you take another from Kristi Acker go ahead Kristi I'm just wondering with pitchers having not had full workloads last year what challenges does that present for them going into this year maybe particularly with younger pitchers like Garcia and Schmidt and what are the options that you guys are considering to address that honestly it'll be something that's very fluid and and probably a bit unique with each individual you know we'll treat each individual a little bit different I think I think the feedback that we're getting you know from from things that were able to actually measure with their pitches and and their stuff to you know conversations with them about how they're feeling and how they're bouncing back and that the the interaction with the training staff and the strength and conditioning staff that that's all going to be really important that we're kind of working real close together and making really strong evaluations about where guys are because I don't think with anyone I don't think we'll say oh this guy can pitch this number of innings this guy can pitch that number of innings but we'll certainly be mindful of all of them you know even up to Garrett who's coming off of a shortened season of what he's been used to so younger pitchers that haven't done it before that maybe you're a little more mindful about the incremental buildup you know obviously in in a case like Domingo Herman who's you know didn't pitch at all last year Jamo and Corey Kluber who you know haven't pitched a lot there's no set number will be on but will certainly be paying really close attention to all facets of their recovery and and trying to make really good evaluations to to keep them healthy with a six man rotation or maybe piggybacks be something that you guys are looking at I think I think those will be things that come up over the course of the year that will be options but there's nothing that I'm sitting here saying we've decided we're going to start out with six or piggyback I think those will be things that will come up through the course of the season where okay we haven't we have a scheduled off day maybe that's a day to build in an extra guy and slide in a six starter bring up somebody from the minor leagues potentially I'm sure we'll have conversations where hey this may be a piggyback situation whether we go that route or not I don't know that yet but I'm sure we'll at different times in the course of the year have to get a little creative with how we make sure we protect in these guys thank you there go ahead you have the next question and at this point in the number five spot in your rotation do you see that as as Davey Garcia's to lose do you see that as a competition say between him and her mom or maybe Schmidt or King in there yeah I mean I I see I see a lot of competition there frankly and you know Herman Davey Schmidt you know Yoli Shassin who we brought in you know all these guys we feel like are certainly capable of stepping into that role but you know we'll see how the next five six weeks unfold you know and then obviously how we even start the season you know may look very different from where we're at say in May or June but we we I really feel good about the talent that we have that are going to be competing for those you know kind of final couple spots within a rotation at different times throughout the year Ron Blum you have the next question with no triple a for at least the first month for who's not in the rotation at the beginning what do you do with them do you would you keep people around in the bullpen would you send them to scramp an alternate camp to keep them stretched out because in the how do you have them ready in case you need them on short notice to step in and make starts yeah I mean I'm not even totally sure how it's all gonna unfold yet as far as how the minor league season rollout how the alternate all those things I think are still to be nailed down completely so we'll certainly have to keep guys you know built up and and going and we'll do the best we can with whatever you know whatever whatever we're allowed to do so yeah it's going to be important to have the handful of guys maybe that don't make the opening day roster but that are long or starting options for us that whether it's through a minor league season through sim games things like that initially it'll be important to keep them built up to have those options if something goes on or you need a spot start say early in the season would you think of using more people's long rolls or have them in scramping at the alternate camp working sim games or well I mean look you're gonna break camp and and you're gonna probably have at least four or five starters on the team and you know you you know there's there's five or six spots in the bullpen that are you know probably not long guys so so I don't know if you really have you know you know and if you're only carrying 12 13 or 14 pitchers at most you know you got to be a little creative so yeah we're gonna have to at least have a number of guys initially whether that's in some kind of spring training minor league setting alternate site setting facing live hitters whatever it is making sure that we have guys built up and and competing for whenever we'll inevitably need them maybe very early in the season thank you first as a quick order housekeeping I'm just curious what haters did Corey Cooper throw to yesterday and yeah and what was your impression I guess of that you know Christian up yeah I don't he didn't throw yesterday he threw away from here or he's working out Cresty so I don't know all the people that he's faced up I mean I've seen some of some video of his but I'm not sure all who he's faced my bad okay thank you for that and also I guess you know a different topic immediately but you know you've sure you've heard the news about various you know coaches and leaders in organizations you know being accused of harassment and proper conduct you know with you know people within organizations or you know reporters I'm curious you know your opinion is as to I guess you know when you're informed about improper conduct you know what do you see as a spot your responsibility as a coach or manager to you know create a better and safer place for everyone to be part of this game yeah you know obviously there's things that have happened over this winter with within other organizations that have been you know disturbing you know I just hope that as an organization you know we're we're routinely as best we can trying to stay ahead of things and trying to make sure everyone within our organization is is making it a workplace that's comfortable for everyone and at the end of the day we as an organization you know want our fans to have a great experience we want everyone that works for our organization to have a great experience we want our players to have a great experience and at the end of the day that's the hope is that you know people when they come whether they're covering us whether they're working with us whether they're a fan that they they have a great experience around the New York Yankees and we work very hard to continue to better that experience to continue to educate our ourselves and and really everyone that works within the Yankee organization you know one of the things we talk about around here is we're always trying to find higher ground and and that's certainly the case when it comes to creating environment where people hopefully want to come to work so it's something we pay attention to certainly we're not perfect but we're always trying to as an organization get better thank you take another from Dave Lennon Dave go ahead and unmute hey Aaron hey just let last year when you guys signed Cole there seemed to be obviously there was a lot of confidence and not the state that you guys were kind of you know set for the World Series that point but even Hal was pretty confident about you guys winning a world championship obviously a lot of things went sideways and spring training with some injuries and the pandemic after that and in cash kind of early in the offseason said he was essentially going to try to run it back with that same group is that kind of the biggest endorsement to you that this group is a is a championship team and you know or do you feel because there's so much uncertainty out there still with the pandemic that it's tough to have that same confidence again I have that confidence certainly I understand certainly how hard it is to get to the top of that mountain we haven't gotten there yet and but I also know how you know when I look at ultimately the last several world champions you know how close we are though so I think it's important to understand where we need to continue to get better to put ourselves in the best possible position to to kick the door in and ultimately get there understanding that there's you know there's things that happen in the playoffs that sometimes you know it is about bouncing the right way it is about being hot or getting that big hit or whatever it may be at a different time but I also think it's important that you know we take a step back to and strip the emotion out of it and realize the roster and the group of players and the core group of players that we have here are certainly I believe on that short list short team list of teams really capable of winning a championship is your your plan to pair Kyle and Cole this the way you did down the stretch last year in the postseason no no we'll come in and you know with the idea that you know whether it's Gary or Kyle they'll both work with really all of our pitchers here in spring whether it's in bullpens and then into the spring games and you know I'm always and willing to do whatever I feel like's necessary moving forward but no I don't have that plan of pairing those two to start and then follow up on the same topic where does a Robinson Cherinos fit in obviously has a past and a successful past with Garrett yeah excited that he was on the board you know especially as a non roster guy you know I think you know trying to build the most depth and the best possible roster that we can and the fact that we were able to get Robinson this late in the game you know to add to you know the catching depth on this team I think is big obviously the guy with an excellent track record and has had success so I think it was more just a really good player kind of falling in our lap late in the game and you know Cache jumped on it Max Goodman welcome back ma'am you're the next question Thanks Jason. Hey Aaron. Hey. A lot of new faces this spring but it's also the first time in quite a few years that Masahiro Tanaka won't be here same goes for James Paxton as well so as all these pitchers have trickled in today and you've spoken to him recently have you had a chance to speak with Masa and James and have you thought about them as as others have arrived you had a good conversation with with packs really right after the season I have not spoken to him since he's I know signed with Seattle Masa I did I did tax back and forth with when he signed back with Japan you know both those guys will miss obviously in Masa's case you know obviously had a very long and outstanding Yankee career and was one of those guys that I've talked about was a privilege for me to get to manage I loved everything about Masa his professionalism his competitiveness his personality you know I'll miss him in that way and as far as packs goes you know obviously last year was a tough year for him dealing with just trying to get right and get physically all the way back and wasn't able to do it but I love backs you know he pitched so many big games for us in 20 2019 and and I know how much he put into it and and I'm just really proud of the things that he was able to overcome throughout different points of his Yankee career and you know wish wish him well certainly moving on and and you know both those guys you know in in different ways will will really be missed thank you a few more Susan wallerman go ahead hi Aaron couple questions one there are a lot of guys and I don't mean Gary and Labor there are people on this team that were upset with their performance last year how much do you think that a lot of the hitters couldn't get on track because of the season and if Fred Gardner does not walk back in the door is there enough outfield depth on this team I think so look anytime you you you're not the last team standing and when you expect to be and you've you've been close like many of our players have been now for several years I mean that's those are tough tough blows the ending is really really cruel and when you know whether it's me whether it's the players when you don't do everything maybe possible that you could have done whether it's in a situation whether it's coming up with a big hit whether it's making a key decision whatever it may be you know those all those things always kind of haunt you and eat at you especially when you are one of those teams you know expecting to win it but you know I I also expect those I know those guys to a man relish being in those moments relish being in those situations and expect to be in those situations moving forward and hopefully we finally kick kick it all the way in as far as the outfield depth we'll see where we are still as spring unfolds if if we are adding anyone else to the mix hopefully but you know bringing in a guy like Jay Bruce Derek Dietrich these guys are still proven big league ball players you know Mike talk men obviously Greg Allen these guys are all big league players so I feel like from a depth standpoint not only the rotation that I've talked a lot about but I do feel like in the outfield we've created ourselves some pretty nice depth take the last two Lindsay Adler please under you here and I'm wondering is everyone expected to be in camp on time sorry I didn't hear the first part sorry everyone expected to be in camp in time and have there been any issues with COVID intake no issues so far with COVID intake I I think everyone's on time I think we're all good yeah yeah I think we're all good as far as guys going through their intake obviously pitchers and catchers physicals today you know obviously position players are still you know a few days away but pitchers and catchers why my understanding as of an hour ago was was going pretty well and according to plan and then another question you spoke about you know the coaching staff speaking with Domingo Hamon yeah or will he address the team at any point this spring no plans to to have him in a group setting do that you know I know he's had obviously varying conversations at different points with different players so you know we'll certainly obviously continue to encourage that but no plans for him to address the team as a whole lady Martino you have the last question please under you I don't think this question is good enough to serve as a finale but it wasn't intended that way it's to follow up on Christie's question about the pitching from before you've got some organizations now that are increasingly seem to be looking at innings rather than rotation in a traditional sense your division obviously Tampa sort of seems to be far along that way the way you look at it you ideally still have five or six starters long man or so no six seven eight bidding guy kind of a traditional setup or especially with the lack of innings last year could you see structuring your staff more in terms of how do we fill all these innings rather than who are our starters in a way we would have asked you in the past yeah yeah and I think again I think that's that's something that will be fluid throughout the year and you know it may very well be that you know we open the season with five traditional starters and with the off days you know and maybe you bring up a guy to be a six starter and insert him and maybe a situation where you do do some piggyback things where you know you you have a number of innings to fill on a given day so I don't think there's any one way we'll do it and I think it will evolve over the course of the year and and as the the challenge of that hundred and sixty two games and you know we'll have to get I'm sure a little bit creative from time to time along