Allard Baird
Allard Baird
Allard Bairdis an American professional baseball executive and the former general manager of the Kansas City Royals. He now works for the Boston Red Sox as senior vice president, player personnel, serving under President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski. He joined Boston in 2006 as an assistant to the general manager after his firing in Kansas City and later was named vice president and director of professional scouting...
quiet
It is all quiet there. There's nothing new, right now.
aim build drafted except far general good job players year
You don't aim for it, but you can build an organization that way. I think we've done a good job as far as the players we've drafted except for the first year that I was here as general manager,
definitely feeling interest pursuing
We definitely have an interest and we are pursuing it. I do not get the feeling that anything is imminent.
across arms bullpen interest knew productive
They knew we had some productive arms out there and there was interest in our bullpen across the board.
full looking next phase start steam year
That's when we start looking for more results. We had this year to go full steam ahead. Next year we're in that next phase where we're looking for more results.
support
There is no timetable. We'll support him and we go from there.
calling clubs looking starting
There's a lot of clubs looking for starting pitching. There's not a lot out there. They're calling me for starting pitching.
bottom club continues expectation fans general good held line manager rests
The bottom line is I'm the general manager of the club. I'm held accountable. The expectation of fans is a good thing. If the club continues to struggle, that rests on my shoulders.
gonna knows move steps taking
This is a process. It's gonna take some time. No one knows how much time. He's taking steps to move forward.
anxious talked timetable
I talked to him the other day and he's doing well. He's progressing and he's kind of anxious to get back. We don't have a timetable yet.
concentration ethic few gone natural people skills strikes taking tribute wait work
I think, this year, his concentration skills have gone to another level. He's taking strikes. There are very few people who can take strikes and wait for the strike they really want. Carlos can. That's a tribute to his work ethic and natural ability,
ahead arm indicator knee next outing relationship strength terms
His next outing will be a big indicator where his knee is at in relationship to where his arm is. His arm is ahead of his knee right now in terms of strength and stamina.
spring start training
When he does get back, it will be like he has to start with spring training all over again.
rather respect
Out of respect to him, I'd rather have him do that.