(Dunn) combines that awesome raw power with a very selective hitting approach. He is some kind of force in the middle of the order. We're lucky to have him. |
A strong bench and a veteran bench is what Jerry wanted. You don't want your prospects coming off the bench. |
After the initial disappointment, Terry's handled it in a class way. I just felt like I wanted to tap into Chris and his network. Terry's been great, and he and Chris are going to work well together. |
At home with my wife and dogs after six weeks of spring training. That's been the last 11 opening days for me. But this one here, this is special. |
Depending on what he has out there, I told him we'd keep the dialogue open. |
Everybody here can get better, including the general manager. We'll see how it shakes out. |
Everybody remembers the World Series wins. He always had a smile on his face. He was fun to be around. This has really got to hit the whole organization hard. There are not too many people he didn't touch over there. Everybody knew Kirby. It's got to be hitting his ex-teammates pretty hard. I'm sure the whole organization is going to be reeling from this for a while. |
Everything sounds good. It was a good workout for him. |
He adds a lot of experience, adds some depth to the roster. In addition to being a real professional and a quality pro, he takes good at-bats. |
He asked if he could go play in the Triple-A game. I told him to clean out his locker and take the day off. I don't know - check the box score - he may have played. |
He beefs up our roster. He is a real pro, a quality person with a great clubhouse presence. And he'll give us great at-bats. And he is going to feel some pressure because he is going to wear Sean Casey's number 21. |
He brings us a proven starting pitcher. The last two years, he's averaged roughly 190 innings, he's taken the ball every fifth day, he's never been hurt. I feel real good about the addition to our rotation. |
He can catch, play first, play third. We'll use him any way to help us win. |
He comes in battling for a job like the rest of them. |
He could play well and make the major league team later in the season. He's not going to have an opportunity to make the major league team out of camp. |