This is a classic change-of-scenery trade involving two former No. 1 draft picks that are still young players with tremendous upsides. |
We are happy to have Harper back in 2006. Travis has been very versatile and durable in his seasons with the Rays. Travis pitched very well down the stretch and we expect him to be a positive contributor. |
We are very committed to helping his assimilation to the American society. We feel that the less of that stuff he can worry about the more he can concentrate on his pitching. We're trying to put him in the best position to succeed at the major-league level. |
We are very committed to the development process and we can't let things that happen affect that. |
We didn't seek this out, but after an in-depth exploration it makes sense for us. We think these guys have a real chance to be part of our future. |
We do not tolerate this type of behavior from anyone in the Devil Rays' organization. It cannot and will not be repeated. |
We felt it was best to go in a different direction and in the best interest of organization to move forward. Maybe the change in scenery will do him good. |
We felt it was best to go in a different direction. We felt it was in the best interest of the organization to go forward. |
We just want to continue the development path. Both of them are tremendous young players. They are going to be a big part of this team in the future. |
We think Jason is going to be a big part of our future. |
We think that we're going to become intimately involved with the arbitration process given the nature of how young our roster is. The intent of the hearing is to solve differences that can't be resolved through negotiations. It's not ideal for the team or the player, but sometimes it's necessary. |
We think this transaction addresses our desire to add starting pitching depth to our organization. |
We think this transaction addresses our desire to add starting pitching depth to our organization. We're going to be patient with the development of (Jackson and Tiffany). Both of them are quality arms that we've identified and talked about for a while now. As far as assignments, we'll get them into camp and let them compete, and see what's the best place to continue their development. It's a little early for us to comment on that. |
We were seeing situations when, even after they reported hazardous conditions and violations were issued, nothing would happen. Tenants were going without hot water for months at a time. |
We will continue our ongoing discussions with the representatives of the ... players that we submitted arbitration numbers on. We view [Tuesday] as a procedural move in the process and by no means view a hearing as a likely outcome. That being said, this process is in place to resolve differences of opinion if they linger. |