Bill Stoneman
Bill Stoneman
William Hambly Stoneman IIIis a former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who threw two no-hitters during his eight-year major league career. He served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 1999 to 2007, and continued with the Angels as a consultant after stepping down. He was named the interim general manager of the Angels on July 1, 2015, following the resignation of Jerry Dipoto...
bucks commit january literally million minute opportunity response sign
We had an opportunity to sign Guerrero in January '04. I called him and literally in a minute I had a response from him. So it wasn't one of those things where you say, 'Hey, we're going to commit 70 million bucks here; let's go think about this.'
chase dropping paul
We're dropping out of the Paul Byrd chase. We have not really been in the chase for Jarrod Washburn.
good grass guys heck opportunity run
Tim's going to have a heck of an opportunity to find out if his body's still good to go. There's just something about getting out on the grass and being able to run around with all the other guys that has its attraction.
days fine ready tired
He was tired at the end of the year; he didn't get many days off. But he's fine now and getting ready to play for the Dominican Republic.
contracts discussed offering players
Those are some of the players we have discussed offering multiyear contracts to.
available decision last scenario sprung
We'll go on and adjust. We had to make a decision real quick. Rosters had to be in by 10 a.m. (Tuesday). This is something that was sprung on us at the last second. The best-case scenario was he would not be available this series.
available decision last scenario sprung
We'll go on and adjust, ... We had to make a decision real quick. Rosters had to be in by 10 a.m. (Tuesday). This is something that was sprung on us at the last second. The best-case scenario was he would not be available this series.
aches downs finish job point took ups
This qualifies us to finish the job that we set out to do. It took a long time, a lot of games, a lot of aches and pains, a lot of ups and downs to get to the point we're at. If you really look at it, it's now only an eight-team race.
hitting looking
Our hitting was inconsistent and we'll be looking at that. And like everybody, we'll be looking at pitching.
coming great guys high sitting situation talent
It is a great situation to have -- so many guys coming with so much talent. You don't like to have guys with high ceilings just sitting on the bench, but some times that happens. We'll see how it goes.
interest
It is something we had interest in doing, but we couldn't come to an agreement.
depth developed good key pitching rapport
Jose has been key to our depth at catcher. He has developed a good rapport with our pitching staff.
agreement john member pitching productive reach rookie since staff thrilled
John has been a productive member of our pitching staff since his 2002 rookie season. We are thrilled to reach this multi-year agreement with him.
forward impressive integral john pitching season success
John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.