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...
compared last point
Is he better at this point compared to where he was last week? Yes.
last since time
There's nothing new since the last time we talked.
buck doubt half last second year
We thought Buck would come into his own in the second half of last season. We really didn't see that. So, offensively, it's an important year for him. No doubt about it.
company last moving sounds
It sounds like a company line, but he's progressing and moving forward. Is he better than he was last week? Yes.
game last nobody sorry start talent team
It's a better team than last year. It has better talent and makeup. But when you start out like this, everything is going to be magnified. That's the way it is. We may have been a little snake-bit. But the game doesn't stop, and nobody is going to feel sorry for you.
improved last release time
But he improved his release time last year.
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.
ball blocking call came game job learning pleased receiving solid trade
We were pleased when he came in after the trade and did a solid job receiving the ball with above-average blocking skills. He's still learning to call a game but, overall, we're pleased.
discussion everyday himself
Emil has put himself in a situation, offensively, to be an everyday player. But where he is defensively is still in the discussion stages.
send third
Right now, we'll send him out as a third baseman.
ask best core group leagues move next people prospects ready season
People ask who our best prospects are. They're here. They're right here. Now we have a core group we feel are ready to move into the big leagues next season that were already here.
everybody extra
Everybody told me the same thing about Raul Ibanez. I was told he'd never be anything but an extra outfielder.
ball club coming cut
Coming back with the same ball club was not going to cut it.
base corner good second
Corner outfield, first base ... second base. He's a good enough athlete.