Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
addition good hoped mental physical trade whether
He was everything we had hoped to see. The things you don't know when you make a trade ? the mental approach, whether he will be a good teammate, were the most encouraging things, in addition to his physical tools.
acquire attempts guy liked multiple played trying
He's played very sporadically. He's a guy that we have liked for two years now and have made multiple attempts trying to acquire him.
acquire attempts guy liked multiple played trying
He's played very sporadically, ... He's a guy that we have liked for two years now and have made multiple attempts trying to acquire him.
badly course half second wants
He wants to be here and wants to be a part of it. He wants so badly to be a big part of our future, as well as our present. If he can do what he did in the second half over the course of a whole year, he'll be more than enough.
basically expected hoped
He was basically everything we had hoped and expected to see.
blink confidence drove handled mentally move
He didn't blink and how he handled that move mentally drove our confidence in making this offer.
hopefully middle toward work
He'll be in the middle and hopefully we'll let him work his way toward the back.
align frame good league major team time
He'll be a good major league player. It's just that the time frame didn't align with how this team has matured.
anyone extremely last pace since surprised ton
I wouldn't say I'm surprised by Cliff's development, but I am a little surprised by the pace of it. He's an extremely competitive guy. He's made a ton of adjustments since last season, but I don't think anyone could have anticipated (that he'd get this good, this fast).
bigger including
I think it had a big impact. Bigger than any of us realized, including him.
college felt playing role second unhappy
He was unhappy with his role on 'College GameDay,' ... He felt that he was playing second fiddle.
definitely win
He doesn't have a spot, but he definitely can win a spot.
absolutely careful chance gotten keeping players risk tools
We're so careful in our risk assessments that we may have a better chance of keeping our players on the field. And risk-assessment tools have absolutely gotten better.
address aware comment dangers decides further players short until
We want our players to be aware of the short and long-term dangers of these substances. Until Rafael decides how he will address this finding, we will have no further comment on the situation.