We can't worry about the other teams. I still think we have one of the three or four best lineups in the American League. |
We don't cut corners on scouting, |
We don't have a team that has a dominant component, like the Red Sox or Yankees. But we may have one of the more balanced teams. |
We had a lot of quality, substantive conversations that I hope demonstrated to Cliff that he is a core part of this team. But a value we both felt good about was not one we could reach right now. |
We had intended to put a young player in the rotation and sign elsewhere. But we made this signing, and it gives us an area of great depth. |
We had nobody hitting for six to eight weeks, ... but Eric maintained a very consistent, strong approach. He never gets too up or too down. |
We have a bunch of young guys who really care about each other, and they were trying too hard, ... Victor Martinez won two batting titles (in the minors). He was going to hit. Aaron Boone fell into a huge hole. He's almost out of it. |
We have a lot of versatile players. We have the ability to adjust. We have a lot of guys who could play a lot of positions. |
We hope we have players to keep recommending [for long-term deals] to Paul. That will be a very good sign for the Indians. |
We just played consistent in between the tackles and turned out the first downs. It was a pretty clean game for us. |
We know this commitment will not change that. |
We lack upper-level, left-handed relief depth. (Heredia) could be a Major League alternative for us this year. |
We probably would not have done that if not for the other trade, though we like Jason quite a bit. But we would not have taken Arthur off the club if we couldn't add another pitcher to work in an eighth-inning role. |
We saw the same things from him that we've seen in the past. A tremendous athlete, strong hands, a passion for the game. There was nothing different. |
We thought if we brought it back, we would be rubbing it in the nose of one of our most important broadcast partners. |