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...
played second third
We haven't scored any runs. Deivi has played some shortstop, second and third base,
add extra fifth four guy replaced starters
We haven't replaced Pedro. We don't need to. So we'll go with the four starters we have and add the extra guy to the bullpen. We'll add the fifth starter when we need to.
action arm couple depends guy history lack last looked player saw says single starts
It depends on his history. If a guy has a history at all or lack of durability or those kind of problems, we do it, or if we see something in his arm action that says we should do that. We saw every single one of his starts the last couple months, and the player looked healthy.
happens hoping pennant race season springs starts
It hasn't been fun. But I have been through springs like that before and then the season starts and you are in a pennant race all year. We are hoping that's what happens here.
asked both good highly prepared
I thought it went very well. Obviously, both are highly intelligent people. They were very well prepared and asked good questions.
ceiling known rather somewhere together tony
We have always known what Tony Armas' ceiling is. When he does put it together we would much rather have him put it together here rather than somewhere else.
medically prove
We could not prove medically that they weren't able to play.
again experience good happen involved office players support system violation
We support the commissioner's office, the minor-league drug program. We're disappointed in the violation that two of our players caused, but we support the system 100 percent. And hopefully, this will be a good experience for the players involved and it won't happen again in the future.
again experience good happen involved players support system violation
We support the commissioner's office, the minor-league drug program, ... We're disappointed in the violation that two of our players caused, but we support the system 100 percent. And hopefully, this will be a good experience for the players involved and it won't happen again in the future.
agree certain clear frank general ideal manager needed vice
Frank made it very clear he wanted Jamey on this team. But at the end of the day, a manager doesn't always have to agree with his general manager, and vice versa. ... On certain teams, I think Jamey is the ideal 25th player. Unfortunately with our club, we needed more than that.
criticism last work
I don't want to be embarrassed, that's the only thing I ask. I don't have any criticism about effort. I have no criticism about the work ethic. I just don't want to be embarrassed, and I've been embarrassed the last two days.
overwhelms team trade
But we'll trade anybody, ... if a team overwhelms us.
million pay voice
If they're going to pay $450 million for the team, ... they should have a voice in those decisions.
lose period record
I did not want to lose him, ... His record is outstanding in the four-year period he's been here.