Franklin's had an unbelievable winter. He's cut down on his strikeouts. He's got to stay healthy and develop a two-strike approach. The guy's an exciting young player, but there's still some question as to what he'd be up here. |
Fred and the crew have set the Monday night standard. We want to build on it and at the end of the day have a grand celebration. |
From a level of mental toughness and competitiveness, he has kind of reframed the standard for all of us in this organization. He made a big impact on our young starting pitchers. |
Given the steady decline in hoops ratings and the doubling of our football inventory with the Western Athletic and Atlantic Coast Conferences, this was no longer in line with our strategy. |
Grady sets the tone for the way this team plays and the way it wins. |
He absolutely had a dominant year at Buffalo last year. And he's come in here and shown that he aggressively wants to compete for this job. We don't take lightly that year he had at Buffalo. |
He brings a positive energy and leadership qualities, even when he's off the field. |
He didn't blink and how he handled that move mentally drove our confidence in making this offer. |
He doesn't have a spot, but he definitely can win a spot. |
He is the master of ceremonies. |
He looks to be healthy and ready. |
He made great progress from a year ago in approach and plate discipline. The quality of his at-bats were significantly better. |
He phoned and said that he wasn't going to show up, ... And when he didn't he was in breach of his contract and we terminated him. |
He phoned us and told us that he was unhappy with his role on College GameDay . He felt that he was playing second fiddle. |
He told me that at the end of last year. I guess it was supposed to make me feel better. |