At some point this year he's going to help us in the bullpen. He's come a long way in the last year and had a good training camp. He just needs to work on commanding his fastball better. |
At that point in my career, I didn't have an appreciation how difficult the transition is for young players to the big leagues. It's fortunate that everything's kind of broken right, that we've lived up to expectations. But that was a lofty expectation to place on the public here - no one's allowed me to forget that I gave that. |
Bear with me, hang in there and trust we have a very bright future in '06 and beyond. |
Bob is an option. We know he wants to pitch next year. |
Boston is positioned extremely well for the future. They have a good farm system with upper-level players and a depth of pitching talent. They've rebuilt the farm system from a dilapidated system to a productive one. If they take a small step backward this year, at some point they will go on a run that will be an impressive run. They're a short period away. |
Brandon Phillips is going to be a good major-leaguer. The question is when and where. |
Carmona was exciting in this camp. |
Character is very important to us, so to say we did an extensive background check on Jason would be an understatement. We read the police report and talked to everyone involved. We feel it was a mistake on Jason's part, but an isolated incident. |
Character is very important to us, so to say we did an extensive background check on Jason would be an understatement. What we found is that he's a great teammate, he plays hard and is great in the clubhouse. We read the police report and talked to everyone involved. Our conclusion is we feel it was a mistake on Jason's part, but it's an isolated incident. |
Coco and Grady have similar skills, and we're extremely excited about Grady's future. Coco profiles best as a center fielder, which allowed us to be opportunistic and get a whole lot of value for him, which, in the end, was too much to turn down. |
Dave has done a fantastic job of positioning that team to be good for a long period of time, |
Depth decisions are some of the primary things I'm focusing on. They won't matter much on April 2. But on May 13, they could be huge. |
Detroit's lineup is as deep as anyone's in baseball if those guys stay healthy and on the field. |
Do I believe our margin for error is tiny? Yes, it is tiny. Can we survive injuries like the larger market teams? No, we can't. But if you're a competitive person, you have to believe you can win to do this job. |
Do I think he wants to sign back here? Yes, |