Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski
David Dombrowskiis a professional baseball executive and currently the President of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Dombrowski has previously served as the general manager of the Montreal Expos, and the general manager and president of the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers...
based desire expressed guy past
I don't have any steadfast rule. I think it's more of a generality. I think in Mike's case, he's a guy who expressed a desire to have a multiyear deal. Based upon his past performance, we were open-minded to it.
both four happy
To me, four years is a big commitment, both for the organization and the player. We're very happy to get this done.
good guy quality win
To me, not only is he a good player, but he's a quality person. He's a guy you win championships with.
starting
We like Nate Robertson. We think he's a starting pitcher.
ask asking lead watch
Naturally, you don't ask him to lead the other guys. But if you watch (the pitchers), he's like a sponge. They're always around him, asking questions.
capability club everyday health jones kenny key pitching players score solid todd
The No. 1 key for our club is health because if we can keep our everyday players on the field, we'll score runs. We have the capability to have a solid pitching staff, especially with the additions of Kenny Rogers, Todd Jones and our two young pitchers.
clubs greatest recent together
It was one of the greatest clubs put together in recent time.
great happy last season
It's well deserved. He had a great season last year. We're happy to see him that honor.
good producing science system
It's an inexact science. That's why you need to have a system that's consistently producing good prospects.
easy people proper public steps
It's hard, yet it's easy to be patient. You know what you have to do yourself. You take all of the proper steps involved. You've got the right people involved. You're thorough. It's not like we make spur-of-the-moment decisions. But at times, you're just going to get murdered from a public perspective.
knew took
It took about two minutes. I knew he was ready.
field good great hard job lives spring worked works
It works out well - Lou lives in Lakeland, and he's a great Tiger. He's worked hard on the field for us and has done a good job in spring training.
field good great hard job lives spring worked works
It works out well -- Lou lives in Lakeland, and he's a great Tiger. He's worked hard on the field for us and has done a good job in spring training.
experience fantastic last somebody talked todd tremendous year
We've talked about having somebody at the back end of the bullpen. Todd has had a tremendous career, had a fantastic year last year. ... He's not only got the ability, but the experience that we know we need.