Ross Atkins

I think is the best way to say it is that, you know, that sense of learning and that sense of humility and doing it together is one that I feel will be lasting for us.

You talked about improving the team, continuing to improve the team.

When you look at this team as it breaks out tonight,

Do you see an improved version over 2025, a significantly improved version?

Yeah, we do.

We feel like it's in many ways building upon what was good and adding to it in areas where we felt like we could get better.

But most importantly, it's the mindset.

So it's the players that actually were here that...

you know, have found an adjustment, have found another gear, have found, you know, a way to think about how we're going to improve upon what was good and, you know, ensure we're not falling into gaps.

Yeah, I mean, you know, the ways I just said, you know, so the... I guess maybe from an execution standpoint, from an on-field standpoint.

Yeah, I mean, the ways that I just said, the mindset of finding opportunities to build upon the things that are good, making sure that we're correcting areas that needed to be corrected.

We've certainly bolstered our pitching, I think would be the one to point to.

you know, more specifically.

And that's not over.

You know, we've got to continue to think about how, you know, just the work that happens in the offseason, whether that be players' preparation or, you know, the additions that we've made, you know, that's never over.

Yeah, and depth.

So I think it's the things you mentioned, having more options for us to be better equipped to get more outs is really the name of the game.

Yeah, I mean, I hope it's the latter.

I hope that that mindset of focusing on things you can control and trying to get better on a daily basis

Well, in the end, this is as competitive as it gets, right?