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...
care extra far games hope ready situation sure teams throw
You just have to hope that doesn't happen. All teams are in the same situation as far as that's concerned. You have to take extra care with the pitchers, and be sure they're ready to throw when those games begin.
great player situation
He's a player we like a great deal, as we've said all along, but where we are and what his situation is financially just doesn't mesh.
review sit
I'm going to sit down with Trams and review what's going on. It's an important day.
review sit
I'm going to sit down with Tram and review what's going on. It's an important day.
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.
based deals public realize start
You have to realize that if you start making deals just based on public opinion, you're going to be in a lot of trouble.
barry bonds handled won
We won a world championship with some high-maintenance ballplayers and he handled Barry Bonds (in Pittsburgh).
caught discussing none sure surprise talked various
When I talked to him about the various reasons, I'm sure none of them caught him by surprise because we've been discussing them.
hear waiting
We are waiting to hear back on his situation.
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.
starting
We like Nate Robertson. We think he's a starting pitcher.
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.
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Ideally we'd like to still have Kenny in the organization. He had a good season last year. Other pitchers are ahead of him at this point. We needed to create a roster spot.
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I am driven to move quickly because I think there could be a lot of interest in Jim Leyland.