Josh Byrnes
Josh Byrnes
Josh Byrnes is an American baseball executive who served as the General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacksand the San Diego Padres. He is the current Vice President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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It really helps accelerate the decision-making process and the building process.
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We are all anxious to see him this spring and monitor his development in our organization.
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We're going to take it right down to the wire to make that decision.
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We've got him on a one-year contract and we need to be smart about how we use him. But we feel like when he's on the mound he can be one of the very best pitchers in baseball.
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There's been some. I think as we get closer to the end, teams are a little more direct in their communication. He's had a great camp. He's had a good showing, top to bottom.
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This is the type of contract a club doesn't have to do. We had Brandon under control through arbitration for four more years, but it is something we wanted to do.
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This is a significant step for our organization and we look forward to seeing this talented young man in uniform.
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This deal gives us some short-term help ? two pitchers that can help our club ? and in our minds a future everyday front-line center fielder who's not that far away, which is hard to find.
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I think there's strength in numbers. And I think that we've covered ourselves with the rotation just by virtue of the fact that there's strength in numbers.
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I think there are many qualities. One, he's arguably the best defensive second baseman in the game. Two, he brings a great deal of energy to the field. And three, he's also a pretty good offensive player for the position.
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He's a little unorthodox in his delivery, but obviously has a great arm. Valverde has the stuff.
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He's determined to do better this year and it could impact his contractual future. I think that's healthy determination, but no one's pushing him here.
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He's a strong candidate to be in our rotation. We have six guys, I think, who can legitimately expect to be in competition for five spots. But he pitched well, and this process sort of recognizes what he already accomplished.
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He's fit in. He's mature beyond his years both physically and mentally. He's got a little pop. He's impressive. We didn't expect him to come in here and be overwhelmed by it.