Wright is fine and understands. He was wondering when we would need a fifth starter, and I told him that his being the long man for now was as much information as I had. Our plan with the long man is to not bring him in to get out of trouble. I'm not saying he won't come into a game in the middle of an inning, but basically, he won't come in to get an important out.
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