John Schuerholz
John Schuerholz
John Schuerholzis the president of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nineas the club's general manager. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both World Series champions. His teams have also won their division 15 times. He was the general manager with the Atlanta Braves from 1990 to 2007. In 2007 he was promoted to the post of club...
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The point of the book was to give fans an inside look at what a general manager does, in terms of personal interaction, in terms of trade-making, in terms of issues that general managers deal with. In this case, I thought I had an opportunity, with literary license, to show a very human side of him. If his point is, 'OK, John, that was a private conversation and I would prefer that you keep it that way,' I understand that.
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You don't like to see that happen to any young player. But of all the people that we could have had to endure that, he would have been the best.
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What they hear from him is constant support, constant affirmation, constant compliments, because that's his style. He's a positive guy. Even in the midst of difficulties, he's a positive guy.
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When we drafted Jeff Francoeur, (scouting director) Roy Clark said, 'This guy's going to be a star,'
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We felt it was important to strengthen our bullpen with some talented, more established arms. And we were able do that with Cruz and Reitsma.
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I hope he gets in there. I think he is a very deserving candidate and wonderful human being. He'd be a very wonderful recipient.
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I haven't thought about that. I'm thinking about Mike and his health.
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His compensation, which is private, remains the same.
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His defense was consistent and eye-opening at times, and that got him in the lineup. And the more he played, the more he hit. He was really a big part of our improvement and our success last season.
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If you assume the worst, you have to also assume with modern medical technology he'll be fixed and may very well be ready for the next several years.
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He's too good a catching prospect to do that now. We like him where he is. He's getting better and better behind the plate.
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He's an accomplished, veteran hitter who has had big hits through the years as a pinch-hitter, including some in the postseason. That's something we had targeted.
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We saw it happening and we made an effort to mine this talent we had in the area,
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With the core group of leaders we have on this team, it has an uplifting effect on all of the rest of the roster. The environment, which they and Bobby and the coaches create, also has an uplifting impact. People rise with the tide of professional expectations. It's happened here for 15 straight years.