Bret Boone

I think it's different.

It's a different mindset.

It's no, let's get through the season.

Let's make sure we have a seat at the table.

But in the meantime, get the rest to the guys we need.

And it's a successful formula.

I think recent history has proven that.

You don't necessarily have to win the division or have the best record to go on and win the World Series.

And I think everybody plays it that way.

You look at the Yankees over there in the American League.

They've got a nice cushion right now in not not the division because Tampa Bay is one of the few teams that have a really good record in the American League.

But as far as a playoff berth, they're looking pretty darn good right now.

They got house money.

And I think that's how everybody's playing.

Because there are so many seats at the table, it's the easiest it's ever been in Major League Baseball to get to the postseason because of the amount of berths you have.

So I think they play it that way.

And if somebody gets injured, they don't worry about, oh, we have to have it back on the field.

We have to get them to know we have somebody to replace you.

And as long as we keep kicking the can down the street, playing at a plus 500 clip, we're going to get to the postseason.

And then we'll be able to assess, you know, at the trade deadline, we'll be able to assess where we're at, what we need to add to that rotation, to that position player roster.