Chris Antonetti
Chris Antonetti
Chris Antonetti is the current President of the Cleveland Indians...
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We feel Brandon still has a chance to be a very good major league player. It was a question of timing. His development and that of our team didn't align.
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I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our team, didn't align.
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The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of options forced us to make a decision. We feel he has a chance to be a very good major league player. Hopefully he'll get his chance.
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We continue to have ongoing dialogue with both representatives. We're always hopeful of reaching an agreement and not reaching a hearing. At the same time, in some cases, it's a necessary part of the process.
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He's a guy that will add some depth to our organizational pitching. He'll start at Double-A, in the bullpen. He has an average to plus fastball with pretty good secondary stuff and a good mentality on the mound.
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Each player is different and we may or may not see one like this again.
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There was enough interest in him that he certainly would have been claimed.
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We took our time to examine all the alternatives. We tried to make the best deal we could.
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We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we could. I think there were a lot of teams, like us, that liked his talent, but found it hard to find a spot on their major league team.
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We took our time and contacted every team and made the best deal we could. The timing of the year, being at the end of spring training, and the fact that he was out of options made it a little big more of a challenge.
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He still has a chance to be a very good Major League player.
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Hopefully we'll get a guy that we feel is going to be able to play in the major leagues. He'll most likely be a ways away.
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He's impressed. He continues to take steps forward in his development, and we're excited about the progress he's made.