David Forst
David Forst
David Lee Forstis an American baseball executive with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He is the general manager of the Athletics...
allowed barry bumped command deserves earned group ownership payroll proved ultimately
I think Lew and the ownership group have proved things are different now. They've bumped the payroll and allowed us to do some things, but ultimately Barry is going to command a lot of money. He's earned it and he deserves it.
discuss happy nobody
Esteban is not happy, nobody is happy with the results. We'll discuss it.
committed concerns determined happy last rehab results
I think Shane will tell you he had concerns about going through the rehab and working his way back. Once he committed to it, he was determined to get back. We were happy with the results last year.
department marketing
We haven't really thought about it. I'll get the marketing department right on it.
bit foresee group ownership proven
I don't foresee that happening. Lew and his ownership group have proven things are a little bit different now.
built bullpen exact four guys hoping league major opportunity seize team
We built this team for this exact scenario; we've got four guys in the bullpen who have started Major League games. We're hoping they can seize this opportunity and keep us afloat.
build bullpen capable exact fill four fully games guys injuries keeping league lose major opportunity team together winter
We build this team for this exact scenario. You never like to lose guys to injuries but we put this team together over the winter and build it with guys who can fill in. At least four guys in the bullpen started in major league games and fully capable of seizing this opportunity and keeping us afloat.
confident couple discussing felt file good last
We've been discussing them for the last couple weeks. We felt good about it and we were confident we'd get them done before we had to file numbers.
good three
Two more done, three more to go. We're making good progress.
dan expect fitting guess job left mark months picked pitch tremendous wear
It's something we thought about as long as two months ago. We didn't expect Dan to come in and wear No. 21 and pitch like Mark Mulder. He's done a tremendous job. I guess it's fitting he picked up where Mark left off.
good meet meeting
We had a very good meeting with Bob. Obviously, there's a lot of familiarity there and it was good to meet in that setting.
break clearly everyday felt happen needed
We felt like he needed to get everyday at-bats to break out of his slump, and that's clearly not going to happen in the big leagues.
deal discussing drawing four hour lines spent took weeks
We spent four weeks discussing a one-year deal and drawing lines in the sand. Then it took an hour to get a multiyear (deal) done.
major until
Until they are in the Major Leagues, they are assets.