Heading into Year 3, Dan Morgan and Dave Canales aren’t afraid to make changes

“In terms of the roster building, going into like training camp, we’re trying to make the back end of our roster as good as it can get,” Morgan said. “Whether it’s adding guys off the waiver wire, it could even be trades during training camp, if we identify a guy that could fit a position of need.

“I don’t know if the building part of it’s different, but I think that we’re just always looking for ways to make the roster more competitive and stronger.”

It’s getting there, as recent moves have required more thinking about the flip side than in the past.

“I think looking at the board now, I think it’s a lot harder to cut our team now than it was when I first took over,” Morgan said. “When I first took over, I felt like we could look at the board and there were guys that you could switch in and out and you’d be fine. But now you look at the board, and you’re like, OK, like we’re starting to gain that depth on our roster.

“We’re starting to kind of fill some holes, not just with players, but with elite-type players.”

Making those changes has been a job that’s required a lot of hours. But when Morgan wakes up early in the morning (usually around 4:30 a.m.), he’s thinking about it, dashing off emails to the performance staff about new equipment or techniques.

“I wake up super early, and morning time is my thinking time,” he said. “So I’m sending emails with Denny and Josh, and we’re talking about ways we can make our players healthier and just strategically during camp, keeping guys healthy and different things.

“It’s been fun, and obviously it’s really challenging just in terms of I’m in charge of so many people in this building now, but it’s also, I wake up, there’s not a morning that I wake up that I’m not excited to do what I do. So, I’m having fun. Again, every morning, I’m excited to try to find a new way to improve the team.”