We're very excited to continue our relationship with Indianapolis. They have been a first-class organization since we began our association with them last year. |
We've been losing two of every three games - that's not acceptable. We haven't been performing relative to our talent level. It became evident we needed to try something different. |
We've been losing two of every three games -- that's not acceptable. We haven't been performing relative to our talent level. It became evident we needed to try something different. It wasn't working. ... We were underperforming. |
We've been losing two of every three games – that's not acceptable. We haven't been performing relative to our talent level. It became evident we needed to try something different. It wasn't working. ... We were underperforming. |
We've been losing two of every three games — that's not acceptable. We haven't been performing relative to our talent level. It became evident we needed to try something different. It wasn't working. ... We were underperforming. |
We've been pretty clear about what our thoughts are on this matter. |
We've got a better pitching staff than we've had in years past and there's a lot more competition. Some of the results do count. So far, we just haven't had enough strikes. |
We've had a great relationship with Wayne Poston. It's been a real good partnership. We love Bradenton and look forward to being here for many years to come. |
We've had problems with these issues in the past. But Jason has performed at a high level on the field, and we felt the timing was right to make this offer. |
What I've seen is that these young players in our system are progressing at a rapid pace. It's especially pleasing to know that we don't necessarily need to count on those players at this point, which is good because they probably need some more experience before they are fully ready. |
What we saw from Shelton was a good hitter who had some defensive challenges. We tried him around at some different places. And, as we made the move to bring him up to Class AA, we really were questioning the kind of power that he was going to show at upper levels. Combined with his defense, we just thought he was more American League-oriented. |
What we've seen this spring is that we have many players who are very close to being ready to play at the major-league level. |
Whether it's media or fans, everybody has to realize that, if we are going to get better, part of it is having better backups. Through ownership, we've been able to increase payroll, so you're going to have the opportunity to have quality backups. Craig brings things that we need. He has power, gets on base and has versatility in the field. To me, that piece makes a lot of sense for us. |
Will there be some injuries here and there? It's possible. But there are injuries every year in spring training. It's something we'll have to deal with. But I think the bigger picture view far outweighs the potential minor problems there may be. |
With the talent that they have, if they can become more consistent with what they do then they have a chance to get back on track to what they once were. Both performed well in the past, and I anticipate that will be what they'll do this coming year. |