We're getting closer to something we're comfortable with.

It starts to form something we're very comfortable with. He's versatile. He can spot start, he can long relieve, he can situational lefty. He has the ability to do all of those without complaint, and that's attractive.

The basic issue about being too close is being closer than you're comfortable with.

That's what's behind the sense of urgency that's here . . . we're all on the clock.

We'll try to take that extra million-one and spend it wisely in the free-agent market. I'm satisfied that the move we made today is the right move for us.

That's how our team has approached it the whole month. It's a grind, and we're grinding it.