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...
fortunate guy
I look at it as a multicultural communicator. We're fortunate to have that guy on our staff.
buddy call fits nicely sure
I'll let Buddy (Bell) make that call but he sure fits nicely as the No. 2 guy.
baseball both comfort good inherited level offered people positions
It was just a comfort level with the manager. He inherited those guys. Both of them are good baseball people and they're going to be offered other positions in the organization.
error factors margin risk smaller
In our market, for instance, you look at the risk factors involved, and the fact that the margin of error is smaller for us to be successful, and it's very important.
nicely official sounds timetable
He's progressing nicely at this point. He sounds happy, but there is still no official timetable for when he will return.
care factor game left march personal pitcher played
If he left March 15, that would be a different story. We haven't played a game yet. No pitcher has pitched a pitch yet in a game, so to me that does not factor in. The most important thing for us right now really is for him to take care of the personal matter. Everything else is secondary.
chance good knows readings underrated
He's underrated as an outfielder -- his readings are good and he knows when to take a chance and when not to.
change command fastball hard low pitch strike worked zone
He's low in the strike zone with his fastball and has an out pitch with his change up. He's worked hard on the command of his fastball. I think he's made improvement.
improve outfield situation starter
I'd still like to find a starter and improve the outfield situation as well.
adds confident depth drafts finally gives player point system
I feel confident about all our other drafts and this gives us a chance, obviously, to get an outstanding player two years in a row. And that adds depth to your system and we're finally at a point where we do have some depth.
good happy
He's one of the good guys. I'm happy for him.
ability balls command create ground last plus year
He's not going to overpower you. He's got to have command of the fastball. His ability to create ground balls last year was a real plus for us.
anybody rule
I'm not going to rule out anybody at this point.
good guy happen keeps people prove rest says
I like that. That says a lot about him. Most people would kind of rest on what they did. That's a good attitude. This guy has had to prove so much in his life, I don't think this is anything different. If he keeps that attitude, I think good things are going to happen for him.