Jim Bowden
Jim Bowden
James Goodwin Bowden IVis a baseball analyst and insider for ESPN. He writes a blog for ESPN.com titled "The GM's Office" and is a co-host of SiriusXM's "Inside Pitch" on MLB Network Radio. He used to be a host and co-host on Fox Sports Radio, a baseball analyst for FoxSports.com and a Baseball Insider for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels for Fox Sports West. He has held positions of Senior Vice President and General Manager for both...
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We are very pleased to add a dependable starter such as Brian Lawrence to our rotation. No only does he have a reputation of going deep into games, but he has averaged 34 starts the last four seasons.
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Brian is one of the best defensive catchers in baseball and we're glad to be able to keep him in Washington for at least the next four years. It is the goal of any organization to sign, develop and then retain their own homegrown players, and this is what we've accomplished with Brian's contract.
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Brandon Watson gave all of us the impression he would help us more out of the gate than Church would. We didn't want Church to sit on the bench. He's got too much talent.
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Brian continues to be one of the best defensive catchers in the game, shutting the running game down. Offensively, his on-base percentage and slugging percentage continue to improve every single year. His strikeouts continue to be reduced every year.
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We've had some history with him. He's only 26 years old. So it certainly makes sense for us to take a chance on him.
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We had a good laugh over it. He's a very warm, sensitive, good person.
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We're trying to win here. Every game's important. This makes us a better team. It allows people to be in the positions they're supposed to be in.
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We're trying to survive, ... The whole bullpen is spent. We just don't have any pitching.
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We're trying to score more runs. Last year we were last in runs scored, last in home runs in baseball, so we're trying to make that better.
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We can't overcome the fact that we don't have an owner yet. All we can promise them is by the beginning of spring training we'll have one -- at least I think we can promise that.
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If they're going to pay $450 million for the team, ... they should have a voice in those decisions.
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I did not want to lose him, ... His record is outstanding in the four-year period he's been here.
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I'd like to thank Jamey for his long-standing and numerous contributions to the Nationals-Expos franchise. During his time here, Jamey was the ultimate teammate, whose integrity and work ethic were contagious.
I'd like to keep them both. Because when we have them both, we're a much better team.