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Wedge's idea is "to get these guys going" and, per MLB code, he's supposed to give them at least April.
Blowers on the pregame had Olivo in the role of "not taking no for an answer from Noesi," getting him back into the strike zone, and .... you can see what he's getting at.
If it winds up in a 12-to-make-9, Oakland style, that's a possible success story, if the loyalty to the vets doesn't cost too high a price.