The big thing with him is to gain some consistency to his positive play -- that's all we want out of him. |
The bottom line is I'm the general manager of the club. I'm held accountable. The expectation of fans is a good thing. If the club continues to struggle, that rests on my shoulders. |
The concern is from a conditioning standpoint. |
The reality is most of our players should be in Double-A or elsewhere in the minors, |
There is no timetable. We'll support him and we go from there. |
There's a lot of clubs looking for starting pitching. There's not a lot out there. They're calling me for starting pitching. |
There's nothing new since the last time we talked. |
They knew we had some productive arms out there and there was interest in our bullpen across the board. |
This is a process. It's gonna take some time. No one knows how much time. He's taking steps to move forward. |
To acquire a pitcher, it's going to have to be a free agent. |
Very few times do you see a player who you can say he can be as good as he wants to be. Literally. I saw Alex Rodriguez in high school, and you could say it about him. That's what I think about Carlos. |
We definitely have an interest and we are pursuing it. I do not get the feeling that anything is imminent. |
We do have some resources available. If one makes sense, I would. |
We had a lot of discussion on our young core group and guys that will need more time in the Minors and guys that we have an interest in pursuing as free agents. |
We let the ability of the player dictate how fast he comes along. He's an advanced college hitter, and that makes a difference. |