After that, I'll be here until Bob tells me different. |
Defensively, it would be a big uplift. He plays hard. He bounces off walls. He doesn't leave anything out there. |
Everybody is obviously open to be traded, or eligible to be traded, |
Get him back there, be a little more successful, enjoy it again, get his confidence back up, work on the things he needs to work on, then we'll see where we go from there. |
He wanted to come back and play, but I think in this instance we had to do what we felt was best for the rest of the players out there. |
He won't be dressing for the rest of the year. We felt it wouldn't be appropriate for the organization. |
He's getting away from what made him a successful pitcher. |
I am just trying to get a sense of how things have operated, as well as get a sense of the talent, the players. In the minor leagues and major leagues - trying to find out how healthy guys are, are they looking to have better years, worst years, did they have career years ... just trying to get some sense of that so we can get an idea looking forward to the club this year. |
I called the team last week, ... I had the opportunity to sit at home for a year and collect a paycheck and do something, but at the same time, I want to get out [and work]. I've been in baseball for a long time, and I want to go out and work and help the club win some ballgames. |
I came in and we had a pretty good club when we got there, and our payroll was not going to keep pace with everyone else's, ... So we were given choices of letting guys become free agents or trading them at some point where you felt you could get some pretty decent players in return. It was a very tough decision. I remember calling [Martinez] the night I traded him. |
I can't go there right now but I think it would be tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform, ... But that would be something to at least discuss with ownership and see what their thoughts are. For us to make that decision now, I don't think we need to. |
I hate to say this, but we're going to make a change. |
I know that our opponents probably aren't going to. We have to stay ahead of the curve there. |
I know this is a very tough time for him to go through, |
I think it would be very tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform. |