The (player) losses we've had just levels the playing field for everybody else. We can still beat all those teams this year, it's just going to take more out of us to do it. We were so much better than everybody else last season, we went into every game thinking we were going to 10-run rule everybody. Now those teams are going to be a little bit tougher to beat.

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We've lost so many players since last season. For me, it's so shocking to come back to a completely altered pitching staff. On offense, we're just going to have to compensate for the development our pitchers need to make over time. It's a major focus of ours to build consistency throughout our lineup. We're going to have to outscore teams.

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