He's tough in our ballpark. He knows the AL West. He has great makeup. And the transition should be fairly smooth.
I don't think there's extra pressure. I know that it's natural for people who haven't been in this game and who haven't worked in this game to think about it and ask the question.
I sense things are close one way or the other. We'll know if we're in or out in a relatively short time.
I'm a firm believer that [overuse] can do a lot of damage to young kids by throwing them a lot of innings. Until they are 21 or 22, you really have to be careful.
I'm confident common sense will prevail.
I'm not worried about money.
If he has interest in playing for us next season, we will have interest in him.
In order to make deals you have to create some excess. Some guys have options, some don't.
It didn't make any sense to tender him.
It probably does signal the idea that a young player on this club doesn't have a birthright to a spot on the club.
It was not an optimum year for it. The free-agent pool was not deep where we needed it. But it was good at the very top and we do feel we siphoned off some of that when we signed Jarrod.
It's a bad season, and bad is bad. We have to identify the problems we've still got and weed them out. We've got to keep giving our kids the chance to play, we've got to do what was started before I got here – turning this into an organization that develops its own players.
It's a good deal for both sides. Willie has a chance to help us in a lot of different positions, starting and coming off the bench. He got quite a bit of security for a guy that hasn't necessarily completely established himself as an everyday player.
Jarrod is a proven major league winner who immediately makes us better in the starting rotation.
Kevin and Fernando are both veteran major league players that we can bring to camp for some extra depth on our team. They have both had health challenges but, if healthy, they will be valuable players for our younger guys to compete against and learn from.
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