You know, when I became a free
agent there in December, we knew
we wanted to move pretty quick
and, uh, you know, probably had
like four or five offers that
were pretty competitive and just
seemed like, um Chicago was the
best fit for me.
I mean, obviously it was a great
contract and offer.
But, um, you know, it was a
place where I knew I could fit
into the rotation pretty quickly
and, uh, you know, be a guy that
, you know, hopefully they
leaned on and, you know, could
pitch up at the top part of that
rotation and try to help, uh,
you know, the team, you know,
get going again and, you know,
be a big part of that, right?
When I saw, you know, got a call
from Gatz and Banister and Katz
and, you know, all of them kind
of had the same message of
creating this new culture here,
you know, just create, you know
, the winning vibe and I mean,
like Soroka, I mean, he's a guy
that's played with, you know, a
team that's won a lot of games
in Atlanta.
And, you know, I was lucky
enough to be part of that
culture there in DC when we had
a, you know, a great club for a
few years.
And I think it's just kind of
bringing in those guys of who
knows what it look, what it
really looks like to win and
just kind of trying to uh share
that wealth of knowledge.
And, uh, but, you know, it's
exciting.
I feel like a lot of these guys
have a great vision.
I know, I really believe in the
pitching coach and I know
Banister and has had a lot of
success over there in San
Francisco.
And now coming over here, it's
just a, seems like, you know,
there's a lot of, a lot of
knowledge and someone, um, you
know, that can teach us to
really get us on the right path
of a, you know, hopefully
getting the best out of some
guys that have had some tough
luck and, you know, building a,
a quality roster.