00:00Give me the sales pitch that this is step one, that you believe that you have a core group
00:03together, that this is now the White Sox moving forward for several years, and that you're going
00:09to be a factor in playoff races beyond just this season. Well, you know, you look at a run
00:14differential, that factors in our league as well, because those are the teams that we're playing
00:18often. You look at our lineup, there's versatility, there's lefty, righty, it's young players,
00:23it's controllable. Our bullpen, Grant Taylor, what he's been able to provide. You look at
00:28what Caleb Bonomer has done as one of the top prospects in minor league baseball. You know,
00:33you introduce Hagen Smith to the big leagues, and he's been a real weapon already. We feel like a
00:38young, exciting team that is hungry, that is learning how to win and getting results. Are we
00:43fortunate to be playing in a season where the league does seem to, you know, have some teams that are
00:47under 500? Sure, certainly. But do we think that we're solidified and we're good to go? Absolutely
00:53not. We'll see what the free agent market looks like. We'll see what the trade market looks like.
00:57We feel really good about Will Venable and our coaching staff. Yeah, 26, you know, it goes
01:02without saying. We feel really happy about what we've been able to accomplish, but we don't think
01:06that this is a, you know, what hit wonder. We're entering into a stage that's going to be really
01:10exciting for White Sox fans and baseball fans. It's been really fun, the amount of people that have
01:16kind of come out of the woodwork and really recognize what we've been able to accomplish.
01:20It's a great story. It really is. And I don't think it's a story that's just going to end
01:23here after the 26th season.
