Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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Boston is positioned extremely well for the future. They have a good farm system with upper-level players and a depth of pitching talent. They've rebuilt the farm system from a dilapidated system to a productive one. If they take a small step backward this year, at some point they will go on a run that will be an impressive run. They're a short period away.
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Bob is an option. We know he wants to pitch next year.
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I think if you look what he's done over the last two seasons, he's been one of the most dominant bullpen pitchers in the American League.
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We are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation, one that represents the team we are trying to build both on and off the field.
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We want him to pitch every five days.
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We probably would not have done that if not for the other trade, though we like Jason quite a bit. But we would not have taken Arthur off the club if we couldn't add another pitcher to work in an eighth-inning role.
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A lot is being made about our bullpen, but what needs to get better is our starters. Our starters have to pitch more innings.
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Paul had an average fastball and average curve. He was going to pitch in the major leagues, but there was nothing that would particularly distinguish him from lots of other guys.
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Any time you lose pitchers that have been successful, you are concerned about their replacements.
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In Paul Byrd, we are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation. We are pleased to bring Paul back to the organization he grew up in.
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I'm excited to see him do well in a meaningful game with the pressure of pitching for his country. We could not simulate that kind of atmosphere here.
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We just played consistent in between the tackles and turned out the first downs. It was a pretty clean game for us.
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We're very comfortable going into spring training with the club we've got right now.
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ESPN Classic is going through a transition. They're thirsty to put today's news in its proper historical sports context ... History defines sports. Without that context, today's news wouldn't be as grand.