Josh Naylor

And we could have stayed hours longer just talking about the Mariners and about the future.

And I definitely, I think it helped provide everyone clarity.

It means a lot.

I think that doesn't happen overnight.

That happens with real belief from coaches, from trainers, from front office people, most importantly from players.

I'll share a brief story.

On Sunday, when it was apparent that we were not gonna be able to keep this a secret for a minute longer,

I sent a few players a text letting them know, like, hey, we're about to sign a free agent.

As long as the physical goes well, please reach out to them.

And I just sent them Josh's contact info.

And the text thread erupted.

Like, you know, a lot of words I can't repeat on here, but just thrilled about the culture.

And I think that the best sales pitch we can make as an organization is what the players think about the environment we've created.

I think that in the clubhouse, that starts with Dan.

and our coaches and filters through the players and how they feel about it.

And I think they set the tone the right way.

They want to win.

They want to compete.

They want to work every day and they want to have fun together.

And that's a really cool culture to be a part of.