Pete Fatse

We have to get on base and continue to be disruptors.

We have to have that mindset.

Um, and then again, I think some of it, it's, you know, some of the, the guys settling into those ideas, but also again, just making it more, making it more of a priority in our conversations.

Just like we have to maximize putting the ball in play before two strikes.

You're looking for a pitch.

You can hit hard with two strikes downshift, put the ball in play or ball four, you know, as simple as that, but you know, just, just hammering that mentality.

Yeah, I mean, you look at their roster specifically, right?

That was a group last year.

I mean, they make a ton of contact, right?

There's some aggressive guys in that lineup, but they make a ton of contact.

I think some of it is, especially as I look at just the way, you know, kind of September and October plays out.

Pitching is so good and you're not getting the matchups that you are getting out of the bullpen are extremely high leverage from pitch one.

So for me, yeah, you have to... I think a lot of it is trying to put yourself in a position before two strikes to hit a ball hard.

But I think, you know, you just look at some of the numbers that back up slug in the postseason.

I mean...

I think I just saw the other day, like the winning percentage when a team hits or out homers, the other team is like eight 40.

Right.

Um, so I think slug plays a role in that too, but I think in general, the contact skill you have is the contact skill that you have.

You're trying to maximize that before two strikes.

Then with two strikes, you have to battle to put the ball in play.