‘”There’s other players out there, there’ll be 52 other players out there, and if they see he’s clearly the best, I don’t think we could (keep him on the bench),” the GM said. “We wouldn’t do that at any other position, so we’ll let it go. But he’s got a lot of catching up to do. That’s the thing. A.J. and Nathan are a long way ahead just getting in here with Brian when the offseason conditioning program started (April 16).”‘