Brian Sabean
Brian Sabean
Brian R. Sabean, as of 2015, is the executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants. He served as the team's general manager for eighteen seasons, from 1997 to 2014. He succeeded general manager Bob Quinn. The Giants had a winning record in thirteen of the eighteen seasons in which Sabean served as general manager. Prior to his tenure, the team had suffered losing seasons in five out of six years. He is a native of Concord,...
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Taking batting practice is one thing, and taking fungoes and running the bases at 50 percent,
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From what I saw today, I'm beyond pleasantly surprised. He's done a lot of work, you can tell. He's strong. Having said that, he hasn't run the bases yet or played the outfield.
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I'm not worried about pitchers, but I have some concerns about Mo. Guys will be running 90 feet, throwing long, going all out. Yes, you have some anxieties.
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Until both those folks, even with him doing this activity, release him to us, it's in their hands. I have full faith in how they've handled it and where this thing's going under their guidance, ... Yeah, I'm hopeful, but I can't guarantee anything. This is definitely a day-to-day situation. Again, building on what they're asking, he's not standing still and he's not taking steps back.
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wouldn't be surprised at anything. But he's had a tremendous layoff. I don't care who you are, he's been out a long time.
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Very above average. He's certainly very impressive in person.
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I think his development has been lightning quick because of his God-given talent. He has great aptitude and he's been able to develop very fast in front of our eyes at every level.
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We've seen when the team's on the field, we're certainly as good as anybody in our division. Who knows, if the season was two more weeks ...
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There are a lot of brilliant people in all walks of life. That doesn't make you a manager of people. Our jobs are about managing people, crisis management on a daily basis. If you don't have people skills or the experience, things can snowball.
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Mark will definitely augment our offense when he is in the lineup and prove to be a threat off the bench with the game on the line.
I think we all know he can still hit,
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Steve is a player that can win games in many ways -- with his bat, his glove and his knowledge. He will give Felipe many options in the outfield as well as provide great veteran presence.
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Spring training was a long time ago. He could be starting from ground zero as far as the baseball activities.
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I think a return to the National League will be what he needs, although he had a great second half. So we consider ourselves fortunate.