We built this team for this exact scenario; we've got four guys in the bullpen who have started Major League games. We're hoping they can seize this opportunity and keep us afloat. |
We felt like he needed to get everyday at-bats to break out of his slump, and that's clearly not going to happen in the big leagues. |
We had a very good meeting with Bob. Obviously, there's a lot of familiarity there and it was good to meet in that setting. |
We haven't really thought about it. I'll get the marketing department right on it. |
We spent four weeks discussing a one-year deal and drawing lines in the sand. Then it took an hour to get a multiyear (deal) done. |
We still feel he has the potential to be productive as a big-league player. He didn't have a great offensive-type start to the year. After that long 0-for start, he put a lot of pressure on himself. It wasn't fair to Charles to expect him to find the magic and turn it around without playing on a more regular basis. |
We want to make sure he's healthy. It's rare to sign a guy you've just brought in to a multi-year deal. |
We've been discussing them for the last couple weeks. We felt good about it and we were confident we'd get them done before we had to file numbers. |
We've been trying to move Freddie most of the spring. He certainly played himself onto somebody's club. |