Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
We've done what we had to do, but we didn't necessarily make some of the improvements that I wanted to make.
pull
When I pull back and think about it, there's some accomplishment. But there's no sense of satisfaction.
coming ecstatic guy keeps leadership light
He's a cornerstone guy. He's come a long way, defensively. From a leadership standpoint, he's a guy that's come light years and keeps coming every day. We're ecstatic about who he is and how he plays.
fit good style
He's a good fit for us as a person and a player. His style is different from everyone else in our rotation.
build crew fred grand monday night
Fred and the crew have set the Monday night standard. We want to build on it and at the end of the day have a grand celebration.
cut develop exciting healthy question stay
Franklin's had an unbelievable winter. He's cut down on his strikeouts. He's got to stay healthy and develop a two-strike approach. The guy's an exciting young player, but there's still some question as to what he'd be up here.
impact level mental standard starting toughness
From a level of mental toughness and competitiveness, he has kind of reframed the standard for all of us in this organization. He made a big impact on our young starting pitchers.
jason somewhere true truth
I don't think he showed us the true Jason Dubois when we got him. I'd like to think this is the real guy, but the truth is he's probably somewhere in between.
add bat creative forced impact preferred sign team
I would have preferred to sign another impact bat to add to this team somewhere. Sometimes we're forced to be creative in the way we look at things.
finish himself needs third time
If we didn't have a third baseman, we could go with him, but he needs time at Triple-A to finish himself off.
andy close extremely finish given leagues major minor ready third time
If we didn't have a third baseman, Andy could play in the major leagues right now. Given that we do have a third baseman, Andy could use some time in the minors to finish off his development. Defensively, he's major-league ready right now. Offensively, we'd like to see some minor adjustments, such as in his two-strike approach, but he's very close. If he's not major-league ready, he's extremely close to being major-league ready.
call came heads opportunity three white
I got the opportunity to call two flips. The White Sox called the other and all three times it came up heads for us.
negotiate spring
If we can't get something done by the end of spring training, we'll stop. We will not negotiate during the season.
favorite fit intensity job makeup three
Right now, he'd be the favorite for that job. He's done that job before. Defensively, he can play all three positions. His professionalism and intensity fit the makeup and personality of our team.