Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
bullpen deserve flux guys hopefully middle next safe settle state three
It's safe to say our bullpen is going to be in a state of flux for the next two to three days. We're going to look at some guys and hopefully find some who will settle down the middle of our pen. There are guys down there (in the minors) who deserve an opportunity.
dave fantastic good job period team
Dave has done a fantastic job of positioning that team to be good for a long period of time,
believe error injuries larger margin market survive win
Do I believe our margin for error is tiny? Yes, it is tiny. Can we survive injuries like the larger market teams? No, we can't. But if you're a competitive person, you have to believe you can win to do this job.
sign wants
Do I think he wants to sign back here? Yes,
felt guys improved multiple player positions production reasonable retain
There wasn't anything I felt significantly improved the production we're getting at those positions with a player we could retain for multiple years. There weren't that many guys who were a fit, and we weren't able to get those guys for what we thought was a reasonable price.
move
There was nothing that was the right move for this year's team.
career corner hope month pivotal seen short takes year
This is a pivotal year for him. We hope this is a year where his career takes off. We've seen him for spurts as long as a half-season and as short as a month to be a prototypical corner bat. But his inconsistencies have to steady.
ability chance club games months next record win
This club has the ability to have a better record than they have. This club has a chance to win a lot of games over the next two months and make it very interesting.
anybody august coming contending last late looking spring team time year
Every time we go through something, it's a young team and we're going through it for the first time, ... Last year, it was contending late in the season, in August and September. This year ... coming out of spring training, it was the first time anybody was looking at us.
finished good improve left product swing
There's some things left in his swing that he could still improve upon, but nothing dramatic. He's not a finished product right now. But he's going to be a good player.
believe fact good sign
There's not much not to believe. The fact we're having these conversations is a good sign for this franchise.
engaged player projected value
There's nothing new on Brandon. We're still engaged in some conversations with other clubs. We're going to get the value for the player he is now, not the player he was projected to be.
came career followed hello liked respected sure
I've always liked and respected Paul. I've followed his career and made sure to say hello to him when he came to town.
The most important thing is to be right in the end.