72 ordspråk av Andrew Friedman
Andrew Friedman
It's definitely not the way we drew it up.
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It's hard in this setting to truly determine a winner, but it allows us to solve the impasse in the negotiations in a timely manner so we can focus on what's most important, which is getting ready for the season.
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It's hard to say. I think we've created a competitive environment, and we'll go into camp and see who can help us win the most games.
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It's too early to speculate, because we haven't engaged in very meaningful conversations since the numbers were exchanged. We'll delve more into it over the weekend and we'll have a better idea after that.
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Next year we are going to have an athletic team that scores runs, so we want to have some good young pitching on the way.
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One of our concerns with Shields was his being in big league camp for the first time. You know, trying to push it and impress the new staff. But he has a great maturity level and aptitude. He has a good head on his shoulders. He seeks direction.
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Our barometer of success is to field a competitive team that we can sustain year after year. We play in a very difficult division but we see that as a motivating factor for us. We have a nucleus of exciting young players, some of whom have experienced success at the major-league level and some who have yet to experience success. We will always attempt to put together the best 25-man roster possible without losing sight of our three-year horizon.
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People forget how young he is. Had he gone to college, he would have been drafted last June and played for only three months. He's healthy and he has the arsenal. We are confident.
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Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen.
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Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen. He's had a successful career in Japan, and we look forward to his continued success with the Devil Rays.
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Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen. He's had a successful career in Japan, and we look forward to his continued success with the Devil Rays. This is the organization's first agreement with a player from the Japanese leagues, and we hope this will lead to more opportunities in Asia.
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The Devil Rays organization supports the decision.
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The Durham Bulls franchise has been an important member of the Devil Rays family from our very beginning and has become an American baseball icon. We are pleased that this association will continue.
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The stuff that made him rated that high is still there. He still possesses that dominant stuff and we're excited to get him in the organization.
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They diagnosed it as an acute injury, something that happened on that pitch.
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