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...
approach beat fourth good speed spot
He comes in where he's got to be beat out for the fourth spot in the outfield. He has some speed and defense, and a pretty good approach to the plate.
job spring training
He comes into Spring Training where it's his job to lose.
camp game good maturity people respect stand
Having a good camp is one thing, a lot of people have good camps. But his maturity level, his presence, his professionalism and respect for the game ... those are things that really stand out.
addition good until
I think he would be a pretty good addition to our club. But until everything is set, I just don't want to speculate.
core discussion free group guys interest pursuing time
We had a lot of discussion on our young core group and guys that will need more time in the Minors and guys that we have an interest in pursuing as free agents.
finding gives good head job next respect start wish
We were going to do it at the end of the season. Out of respect for Ruben, this gives him a head start on finding a job for next season. He did a good job, we wish him the best.
contacts establish justin ourselves shortened time
Justin probably shortened the time to really establish ourselves by two years because of his contacts and notoriety.
stick
We've got to stick with our plan. We have no other alternative. We feel like we have some good, young players.
resources
We do have some resources available. If one makes sense, I would.
believe change easy people stick understand
The alternative is to change direction. And that would be easy at this point, but it would be a mistake, so you stick with it ... Believe me, I understand that people are upset. I understand why they're upset. But you can't change the direction.
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.