[Redman] is ready to go. And I'm hoping for him to get ahead in the count. If he keeps the ball down, we'll give good support behind him and hopefully score some runs. |
A lock? Also a lock. |
Andre understands our organizational hitting philosophy. He has worked with a number of our young players, as well as some veteran players that came up through the organization. |
But he improved his release time last year. |
But we still have some things left to do. We'll continue to be aggressive. |
Coming back with the same ball club was not going to cut it. |
Corner outfield, first base ... second base. He's a good enough athlete. |
David is one of our key core players. He fits perfectly into our plan and direction. This shows the continued support of the Glass family to build a winning club in Kansas City. |
Emil has put himself in a situation, offensively, to be an everyday player. But where he is defensively is still in the discussion stages. |
Everybody told me the same thing about Raul Ibanez. I was told he'd never be anything but an extra outfielder. |
For us, it's a necessity. |
From there, we'd like to get him in the fall league and, if he does well and where he's at stamina-wise, we may even look at the Puerto Rican League just to make up for some of the time that he has not been on the field. |
Having a good camp is one thing, a lot of people have good camps. But his maturity level, his presence, his professionalism and respect for the game ... those are things that really stand out. |
He comes in where he's got to be beat out for the fourth spot in the outfield. He has some speed and defense, and a pretty good approach to the plate. |
He comes into Spring Training where it's his job to lose. |