They'll be dialing it up at a time of the spring when many players are just doing whatever they do to get ready for the season. |
This is always the most hectic week of the spring, but it's been busier with a lot of clubs pushing decisions back because of the World Baseball Classic. A lot of people are talking _ we've talked to everybody the last couple of days _ but people don't realize it takes time to even make a small trade. |
This man knows how to manage a baseball club. |
This was a tough year. |
To me, four years is a big commitment, both for the organization and the player. We're very happy to get this done. |
To me, not only is he a good player, but he's a quality person. He's a guy you win championships with. |
We are waiting to hear back on his situation. |
We don't expect him to fall off because he's not a guy that relies on throwing really hard. We signed him to win games, but his leadership for our young players is a bonus and his presence should take some pressure off of them. |
We like Nate Robertson. We think he's a starting pitcher. |
We think he can handle it. We think we have the right name. |
We won a world championship with some high-maintenance ballplayers and he handled Barry Bonds (in Pittsburgh). |
We're extremely pleased to have a person of his makeup and his ability to bolster the bullpen. |
We've had conversations, but I can't say more at this point. |
We've talked about having somebody at the back end of the bullpen. Todd has had a tremendous career, had a fantastic year last year. ... He's not only got the ability, but the experience that we know we need. |
When I talked to him about the various reasons, I'm sure none of them caught him by surprise because we've been discussing them. |