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...
absorb attitude bumps club entire reason resilient
This has been a resilient club for an entire season. There is really no reason for that to change. The club has the right attitude to absorb bumps in the road.
interest
It is something we had interest in doing, but we couldn't come to an agreement.
hitting looking
Our hitting was inconsistent and we'll be looking at that. And like everybody, we'll be looking at pitching.
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.
nice potential toward
He's always had the potential to do what he's done toward the end of this season. It's nice to see him do well.
came earned half last moving opens outfield season second spot strong
He's earned this chance. He came on very strong for us in the second half of last season and moving Darin to the outfield opens this spot for him.
experience good half hopefully indicative second takes
His second half is hopefully indicative of what he is going to become going forward. It takes experience to become a good pitcher, and he is making the most of his experience.
again although asked chances game key last lose resilient tomorrow tonight
His versatility is very key. He has been asked to close. He has also been asked to start, although not last season. He is so resilient that you can have him in a key game tonight and chances are, he'll be in a key game again tomorrow night. He can go back-to-back and he doesn't lose his effectiveness.
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.
impact steve tremendous
He had a tremendous impact on us right away. As did Steve Green.
competitor ready start
He is such a competitor that if he can pitch, he will. But he's ready to go; he wouldn't start if he wasn't healthy.
both capable certain hitters
He is capable of getting both left-handed and right-handed hitters out. He may be called on in certain situations, but I don't see him as a one-batter pitcher.