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 have compassion for his position on where he's coming from, but we have a job to try to win baseball games with the team we have. We're not going to give the player away.
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You handle it with lots of discussions about what's best for the team. At the end of the day, when you all know you have the same goal - which is to win - it will work itself out.
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We seem to be coming together as a team. We got off to a rough start, our schedule was a little difficult. But to win four out of six on that trip was important, coming together of this club.
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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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It's been a very difficult winter for him. And I think people need to have compassion for that. I know people say, 'Why don't you just change positions?' Well, it's not that simple.
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Whether we win the rest of our games or lose them, it doesn't take away from what we've accomplished.
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We respect Sammy and what he has accomplished in the game. We wish him well and hope that he is able to come back and perform like he did a couple of years ago. As long as he is not in our division, we'll be rooting for him to win Comeback Player of the Year.
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We are pleased to win the case. Mel Southard and Greg Torborg and their staff did a tremendous job during the process. It's a fair and equitable contract for both Alfonso Soriano and the club.
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Anybody that has gone through an arbitration case knows that it is a horrible process for a player and the team. Nobody wins in arbitration. We may have won the case but you really don't win.
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Our goal is to win and find a solution that works. Do we have the solution this moment? No. But we're going to work towards the solution, and we'll get one.
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Guys within the organization have a chance to step up and win the job. This is how players are found, through opportunities. Injuries do create opportunities.
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In the minor leagues the most important thing is developing players. The reason I want to win is I want to develop winning players. So my philosophy is you develop first, but I want to the team to win. I want the players who are prospects and developing learning how to win.
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I've never seen a team slump like this with this pitching.
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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.