John Schneider

You know, I remember talking to him with Tampa.

They wanted him to help.

to slug more, you know what I mean?

And then how does that affect, you know, you're at bats.

How does that affect your chase rate?

You're this, you're that.

And, and he, he was hesitant to do that, which is understandable because of the player that he is.

And then you want to do with the organization you're working for is telling you.

So it was almost like a little bit of a reset to get here.

And at the time we're kind of leaning into some contact too.

And he's, he's just a baseball player.

And I think that immediately he,

You know, we value that.

I value that, you know, and was very clear with him that that's an important part of a winning team.

So I think him knowing that, you know, allowed him to kind of stick with us a little bit.

Looking back even a couple of years ago, you know, I wish I played him more to start the season, you know, and again, gave him a little bit more runway.

I still joke with him about that, you know, when George was playing the outfield a lot.

And I think KK was here and Varsh was here.

I kind of wish I gave Nate a little bit more runway to kind of, you know, get his big league career off the ground, but,

It took another year and a half in battling some injuries, and we kind of see what kind of player he is.