[Burnett] is healthy going into camp and he'll compete for a job. But, because of the time he's had off competing, you're looking at a guy who could use some more experience and repetitions in game competitions. My sense would be that he'd likely start in Triple-A. But we'll wait and see. The players a lot of times will dictate what happens. |
[There's] a little bit of uncertainty as to where it goes with getting the second opinion and what the options are. |
Absolutely. This guy's won. He's won in the minor leagues. He's won in the major leagues. He's won with young guys. He's won with veterans. |
All these guys are going to get an opportunity this year at some point. |
All these guys are going to get an opportunity this year at some point. I just think we need to give the innings now to the guys who are closer to getting to the big leagues. |
All these guys are on the radar, but it depends on how they do. We're open-minded to anything. |
As disappointed as I am in the record, I do want to emphasize that with the current crop of players we have I feel very confident that there's going to be some significant improvement as we move forward. |
As much as you hate to have players selected, it made the most sense for us. |
As time has gone on, it's become clear we made a mistake. He has not only increased his power but also improved defensively. I'm accountable for that decision. |
As we evaluated Shelton at that point in time we definitely liked his bat. But the thing we weren't confident about was his defense and where he was going to be able to play [defensively]. |
At this point, he just isn't ready, performance-wise. He needs some time in the Minor Leagues to get things back together where he feels and we would feel he could compete at the Major League level. |
Brad has shot through the minor leagues with impressive numbers. We're very high on him. |
Brad has to continue to improve as he has in the minors. Specifically, he needs a better understanding of the strike zone, needs to make more contact and needs to improve his defense. |
Certainly, Freddy will be part of the internal options. For sure, he's been impressive the past couple weeks, the way he's swung the bat. |
Certainly, to have three catchers at the upper end of the depth chart and under our control for a few years, that's something that can help us win right now. But it also can be an asset if you want to make a trade, as we've seen with our left-handed pitching. I don't know where our catching depth ranks in baseball, but we're happy with it. |