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...
clearly coming good leave players position stated
I've stated pretty clearly that we've got real good young players coming up, (and) I'd like to be in a position to give each one of them an opportunity. I'll leave it at that.
calling front help people players seasons shots sitting trust understand worrying
Sitting back and worrying isn't going to help anything. What we have to do is trust the people calling these shots to understand these players have six-month seasons in front of them.
changes club coming players strength
A strength of this club is our flexibility and we're able to make these changes because of the players that we have here now and coming up.
best giving health opportunity players younger
It's not the glitzy thing that makes headlines, but giving an opportunity to your younger players is the best way to go for the long-term health of the organization.
anybody appealing contracts instead likes parties players process signed
You try to get all of your players signed to contracts instead of going through the arbitration process. It is not a particularly appealing process for us and it is not a particularly appealing process for the player. I don't think anybody likes going to arbitration, but it is there if two parties aren't getting to a deal.
contracts discussed offering players
Those are some of the players we have discussed offering multiyear contracts to.
challenge good number places players
We have a lot of good players at a number of positions; we have so many of them coming. The challenge is to find places for them to play.
job nearly number past players predictor problem talent
We don't think it is nearly the problem that all of you do. We have a number of players that we feel that can get the job done. The past isn't necessarily a predictor of the future. That is the way it is in sports. The talent is there.
amazing catch chance changes dimension hit noticed players rockets seems
He really changes the dimension of our infield. He is so steady. And the amazing about him that I only noticed when I got the chance to see him play every day is how well he does with the rockets hit right at him. Most players do not catch many of those; he seems to catch all of them. He's fearless.
figures given looks
That is not something you ever want to do. Given what the figures are, it looks like something that should be resolvable.
bullpen few last pitchers pressure
These two pitchers have really solidified our bullpen the last few years. They have continually responded to late-inning pressure situations.
both opposed parties
I'm not opposed to longer-term deals, but both parties have to see eye-to-eye,
balance chance club gave good guy opportunity
It was an opportunity to get a guy with a real good arm, and it gave us a chance to balance our club a little bit.
both few gives ways
They can both play center. That gives us a few ways we can go.