Many moons ago, there was a recurring sketch on the David Letterman show called “Is This Anything,” wherein the stage curtain would rise, revealing someone performing what might loosely be called a talent, or at the very least a party trick. Letterman and bandleader Paul Shaffer would then attempt to determine if what they just witnessed was “something” or “nothing.”
One of the small joys of having a rebuilding team is bringing in a bunch of guys and playing the baseball version of “Is This Anything” with them. As it was on the show, the answer is often “no,” but sometimes you find a diamond in the rough, a talent that is clearly a “something,” and in year two of the rebuild, we’re starting to see more of the Somethings.