I was like the last player on the roster. I was waiting to get released. I remember him treating me like I was the best player who ever existed. It made an impression on me.

My last year in Montreal -- my last Spring [Training] -- I got released,

If we start getting offense from him, we have a good player. And, again, he's hitting ninth so he doesn't have to hit .300 and drive in 100. I want him to have a chance to show what he can do. So, bailing on him wouldn't be good.

Sacramento has some room on its roster for a player who does well in vet camp.

The one thing that I'm really excited about is when he hits the ball, he runs like his pants are on fire. I love that. Our team is not very fast. ... But when [Crisp] comes out of the box, they better get it in or he's going to go to second. That's an aspect that we haven't had a lot. That will be fun to watch. You can already tell by the way he plays the game. He's going to do it every time. It's part of his game.

Jason was sitting next to me and we had that exact conversation about a week ago. We'd even gone to the rulebook.