‘“Sean and I spoke to him on the phone,” said Beane. “He seemed happy and excited. He obviously knows Sean and he knows me as well, and some of the guys on our roster from Carolina. He seemed very excited. We just framed it (to him) as, ‘Hey this is a nice fresh start. You can come in here. We’re 5-2 and jump right in.’ It’ll be up to the coaches how quick we get him on the field.”’