Jared Sandler

It sets an example.

Now, on a team with a lot of veterans, which is what the Rangers had and still have, a lot of those guys already have their routines.

They go about things a certain way.

And Marcus was asked to shoulder a lot of the leadership load, especially after the 2023 season when the Rangers –

didn't have guys like Travis Jankowski and Brad Miller and Mitch Garver and Austin Hedges, who, while not star players, helped a lot in that regard from a position player standpoint.

And so he goes to the Mets, and you've got Francisco Lindor, who's already kind of that guy.

And I think that Marcus will fit in really well because he can be a lieutenant.

He can be the lead-by-example guy and doesn't have to – I think Marcus probably at times felt like, hey,

I'm just trying to get things right for myself offensively.

And the responsibility of being the foremost leader and maybe having to –

to eat a little bit more of the pie than, than what's typical.

Cause you know, this, we like to, we like to identify guys as, as the leader, the captain, this, you need, you got a 26 guy clubhouse and really more than that.

You need more than one, right?

You need more than one position player.

You need more than one pitcher.

I think Marcus was, you know, kind of in a position where he felt like he had to do a lot of that.

And I think going to the Mets with some established veteran leaders, or at least one for sure that I know, you know, with, with Francisco Lindor, I think that will be a really good fit for Marcus.

Well, I'll tell you just quickly on Nemo, Rob, it,

I think what the Rangers have seen the last two years is that it's not – and I don't want to make it sound like the baseball operations staff didn't know this already, but fans maybe have seen you can't just throw nine guys who are talented together and think that it's always going to work, right?

You've got to have the pieces that fit together.