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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What that means in the greater scheme of things, I'll know more tomorrow. The knee was tolerant. He was sore in the obvious places, being the hands and upper torso. It's a good first step toward getting back to baseball activities. ... I'm presuming it's a baby-step type of thing.
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What that means in the greater scheme of things, I'll know more (today),
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We're going into a pitchers' park whose team won the division last year. Then we're going home to our park, which is a pitchers' park, against two teams that can pitch. We saw what happened last year when teams came into our place, especially, and we didn't do the job to hold the opposition down and keep the opposition in check. So we're going to have to be ready to pitch, especially in those first three series.
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It would give a boost to the team and give a snapshot of what might be possible next year. Whether he plays this year or how much remains to be seen.
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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.
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To get a switch-hitter (who is) a leadoff hitter with a lot of dimensions -- power, speed -- the ability to play the outfield as he does is really a godsend to the organization.
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He's 32-years old and has learned a lot from his experience,
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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 expect we'll have a better chance to win games, especially against right-handers. He has the ability to affect the team and provide a snapshot for the rest of the season and next year.
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I expect we have a better chance to win a game,
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If we have a chance to upgrade, we're going to have to do it, ... This roster's going to have to be much stronger one through 25. Hopefully we have some credibility from our past, but our present isn't too attractive. I hope they still want to come to San Francisco and understand this is a one-year step back.
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If we have a chance to upgrade, we'd have to do that,
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If these two past trade deadlines have been indicative of the lack of willingness for people wanting to trade, it's going to be tough to retool your team to a significant extent.
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I don't go that deep. It's all about our budget. We answer to a higher authority -- which is our lender.