Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest was the President, Baseball Operations of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball franchise in the National League East. until he was relieved of his duties on September 27, 2013...
anticipate dallas head obviously remain
Obviously we have been very active. I would anticipate as we head to Dallas we're going to remain active.
anticipate dallas follow head plan remain
Obviously, we've been very active. I would anticipate as we head to Dallas we're going to remain active. We still do have a plan of action, and we're going to follow through on it.
bit chris edge extra job last leagues nice played
Chris may have a little bit of an edge because he's played some in the big leagues and had some at-bats, and did a nice job for us as an extra outfielder last year.
confident sign
We're confident we're going to be able to sign these guys.
sure
We're concerned, ... We want to make sure we have the infield covered.
bothered obviously tough
We're concerned. He's a tough guy, but obviously it's bothered him.
body guy knows
It's up to him. He's an experienced guy and he knows how his body feels.
happening hope remember
It's unusual. I can't remember this ever happening and this is my 16th spring. I just hope he's OK.
remember sure
It's unusual. I can't remember it ever happening. This is my 16th spring. We just want to make sure that he's OK.
contract offer
there will be no multiyear contract offer made to him.
behind feels job obviously percent players recognizes strongly wants
That's obviously something he feels strongly about and we're 100 percent behind him. He wants the players to look professional out there, and he recognizes their job and to go about it in earnest. If that's part of it, to look the part, then we're all behind it.
amount hours moving offer passed reasonable sort time
We're moving on. We think that the 72 hours that have passed was more than a reasonable amount of time for him to offer some sort of explanation for his unexcused absence. We still do not have that explanation and we're moving on. He will not be with the Marlins in '06.
By midseason of 2002, we thought that we had something special.
advised best continue interests leave team
In the best interests of the team and A.J. Burnett, he was advised to leave the team, and he has done so. He is not suspended. He will continue to be paid.