Nick Martinez

Thanks for lining your audience.

No, it's not.

Well, obviously it's a slower off-season in terms of free agency.

I just think that's how the market was, and so...

I had good communication with my agent throughout the whole off season.

And so I was always felt like I was in a good place mentally.

Just understanding there's a slower developing market.

And even at the time of my signing, although it was,

I think literally right before pitchers and catchers reported.

Yeah.

There were still a lot of guys out there.

There still are.

Right, right.

Or a few of them anyway.

And not guys that are fringe guys either.

Yeah, yeah.

There's guys that are very capable major league starters out there that can help a team win ball games.

And so knowing that was a little comforting, knowing that it was a matter of when and not if I was going to sign.

So we just had to be patient and, you know, wait for the opportunity and –

Thankfully, the Rays came in and showed interest and we were able to get something done really quickly.