Just the fact they could go down there was outstanding. They got the innings and exposure to help make up for what they lost in the '05 season. They will benefit in Spring Training '06. |
Late last week, we talked to agents and the basic thought was to put aside the talks of multi-year deals and try to resolve the one-year issue. That's what we're focusing on. |
Maybe we can accomplish the same thing, just do it a little bit differently. |
Miguel's bat is a work in progress, (too), |
Miguel's bat is a work in progress, (too). |
My guess is that when we get a good hard frost and kill the mosquitoes I suspect it will go away in the deer and the horses, |
North Haven is at a crossroad. If we are to live and grow, we must invest in that growth. If you poison the roots you kill the tree. |
Obviously a number of guys have shared with us that they've been able to pick up bits and pieces from Johnny that they find valuable. All we're trying to do is bring in other past Reds that we think have something to offer from a coaching point of view. |
Obviously Aaron received a huge bump in salary. But there's no doubt that Aaron has matured into a legitimate, bona fide major league pitcher, and he has been compensated accordingly. |
Our Triple-A staff said he's earned it. They want our Major League staff to see that he's ready to get Major League hitters out. |
People don't understand how remarkable it is that Junior came back from it. What he went through was a surgery [having three titanium screws attach his hamstring] that had never been done before on a baseball player. We weren't wondering what level Junior would be playing at. We were wondering if he'd even be back at all. That he's been playing at such a high level this season has been truly a wonder. |
pretty much closed at this point. |
Right now, our starting rotation is performing well, so we don't see any reason to disrupt them. And with the position players we use, assuming everybody's healthy, there's not many at-bats there, either. |
Right now, we're positioned to go into Spring Training with both catchers on the roster. |
Somebody said the shirt I was wearing looks like a dress, and Tony told me, 'Don't worry, I got your back,' |