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Rob Ratt

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257 total appearances

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Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

It almost feels like you have to have more than just one, right?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

So this comes back to building the team.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

And like you talked about stats, it's a dangerous thing if you don't prioritize it.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

And every front office will say, I'm prioritizing it.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

Like every front office will say that.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

But that's only half of them are truthful.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

But it's – and I do think this.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

I think that it's a lot of teams or front offices don't do it because it's not a tangible thing.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

Like this is what stats, right?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

We can tell – hey, listen, I know this guy isn't good, but here's a reason we're keeping him around because look at his spin rate.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

It's going to get there.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

We're going to get there.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

But to your point, leadership, it's not a tangible thing.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

Yeah, and it's funny because there's definitely some teams that understand that, and maybe it's a veteran guy, right?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

Because here's the other part about this, the importance of leadership, is that you mentioned Ron Washington.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

Ron Washington's message is great.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

But sometimes the message from the manager and the coaches doesn't permeate like it does from a player, right?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

Totally.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

And I remember a few years ago with the Diamondbacks, the Diamondbacks had brought in Evan Longoria.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
The Importance Of A Clubhouse Leader, With Cole Tucker

And that was part of the equation.