Bill Bavasi
Bill Bavasi
William J. Bavasiis a former Major League Baseball general manager. He currently works as director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, appointed in November 2014. Bavasi previously served as an assistant to the GM for the Cincinnati Reds, under Reds general manager Walt Jocketty. The son of longtime MLB executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB executive, Bill also spent six full seasonsas the general manager of the California/Anaheim Angels and a 4½...
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From our point of view, the issue isn't just a player did this. It's their reaction, and what they did leading up to it and how they handled it afterward.
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Carl Everett is a clutch-hitting run producer with power. He's not afraid to compete and play hard between the white lines. ... When you talk to people in clubhouses who have played with this guy, you hear great things.
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There is a lot of interest in Reed from other clubs, including us.
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This was a pretty high priority for us in the off-season. The signing for us is terrific because there's so few real quality left or switch-hitters that can operate in the middle of the lineup and be as consistent as Raul. We wanted to lock him up.
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We're out there looking. There is nothing serious in the works at this time.
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We believe he is already among the top-tier starters in the game, and poised to join a truly elite group. He has electric stuff.
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When somebody first brings the name up, there are a lot of reservations. As with every player you look into everything very closely, and we're satisfied its a one-time deal.
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It probably does signal the idea that a young player on this club doesn't have a birthright to a spot on the club.
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It was not an optimum year for it. The free-agent pool was not deep where we needed it. But it was good at the very top and we do feel we siphoned off some of that when we signed Jarrod.
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Nothing is official yet. We feel good that common sense will prevail.
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Everyone has natural feelings. Given the circumstances as he presents them ... sure. But again, we support the testing program and really that's where it starts and ends for us.
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It's a good deal for both sides. Willie has a chance to help us in a lot of different positions, starting and coming off the bench. He got quite a bit of security for a guy that hasn't necessarily completely established himself as an everyday player.
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We did not ever get to the point where we had to discuss that. From our point of view, it was important to get it done now to stay away from that question.
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We really felt we had to get a better pitcher into our rotation, along with making our pitchers a little better. This is the first step toward that.