I think we look at him a little differently in that there's a possibility he can play a little first base and give him a little more versatility. Right now, we feel that he'll still be an outfielder. You just never know in this game. When opportunities present themselves, they don't always present themselves in the form you're expecting. |
I view this as a step up. I feel I have more authority, more responsibility, more power with the Orioles. If I thought it was a lateral move, I wouldn't be coming down there. |
I wasn't going to disrupt my family situation and a situation that I think was good here to take a lateral move, ... It has more authority, more responsibility, more decision-making responsibility than it does here. |
I'll believe what the player said and give him the benefit of the doubt. |
If I hadn't experienced that first-hand and known what it takes to turn a team around, I maybe wouldn't feel as positive about what I'm getting into, ... But I really feel the Orioles' organization has tremendous upside. One G.M. called it a sleeping giant, and I really believe that. They had 88 losses and problems and issues. A lot of those issues have gone away, with free agency. |
It all started in his mind right after his wife went into the hospital. He started thinking about whether he really had the desire to keep going. We let him take a couple extra days just to make sure that was his final decision. He's not going to change his mind at this point. |
It's a fairly extensive restructuring. I don't go into the reasons, but you can infer why. |
It's one of those unique circumstances. All of our starters are key parts of their respective countries. And I think we're more comfortable on how they are going to be used than we were the last couple days. |
It's still ongoing, so I don't have a number for you. But there have been a fair amount of scouts fired or reassigned on the amateur side. |
Joe can help you in so many different ways. His versatility allows Art to have many different options throughout a game. |
Kind of an old-look National League [team], ... or a new-wave Florida Marlins. |
Miguel said all he wanted was for the team to improve. He wants to win. He doesn't know how that got blown out of proportion, and he feels terrible the way it played out. |
Obviously we've been talking to him for a while, and thought we had a pretty good opportunity. I'm not sure about the other opportunities he was weighing versus ours. He's a proven major league player that's had a track record and really it's a no-risk situation for the club. |
Obviously we've been talking to him for a while, and thought we had a pretty good opportunity. I'm not sure about the other opportunities he was weighing vs. ours. He's a proven major league player that's had a track record and really it's a no-risk situation for the club. |
Obviously, he's coming off a down year, and normally you don't get a player who has his potential for two minor leaguers. In fact, you never do. Our feeling was it was a worthwhile risk for us to take. |