Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
breakout help hopefully last terms year
Last year was a breakout year for him in terms of command. Hopefully he can help us during the year at some point.
against best measure ourselves
Let's get it on. We think we're pretty good. They are the best. Let's measure ourselves against the best right off the bat.
camp club expect fully good healthy starting
Should he come into camp healthy and in good form, I fully expect him to make our club and be a starting outfielder.
claimed players pool small
Most players were claimed on waivers, so there was a very small pool of players available,
evaluate goal third
One third of this season's goal is to be more competitive. Two thirds is to evaluate and develop.
across board cares charlie everybody excited feelings guy mixed opportunity
I have mixed feelings. Charlie is a guy across the board that everybody here cares about deeply. But we're also excited about the opportunity he's gotten.
good man next
I feel good about our 25-man roster. And also about the next 10, which is also important.
allow offer ownership pay
I feel ownership will allow us to make a very competitive offer, ... Will we pay more and offer more years than we're comfortable with? Yes.
attention focus point team tried
What I've tried to do is just focus my attention on the team and feel if we keep winning, at some point it will happen,
days hope middle next three
You hope the back end is solid. The middle will have fluctuations. It's going to have some fluctuation over the next two to three days to get settled.
accepting competition definitely five kevin starters takes
With him not accepting arbitration and us having five starters under contract, it definitely takes us out of the Kevin Millwood competition at this point.
among amount beyond dependable elite innings jason main provided recent teams
We always look at dependability and reliability as being two main criteria. Beyond being a dependable person, Jason is among the elite in the amount of innings he's provided his teams in recent years.
josh solid work worst
We've got to get him more work. He's another switch-hitter and a solid receiver. It wouldn't be the worst thing for Josh to play more.
beyond comfort kevin offer step
We will make a very competitive offer to Kevin Millwood, ... We will step beyond our comfort zone.