Ned Colletti
Ned Colletti
Ned Louis Colletti, Jr. is an American sports executive. He is the senior adviser to the president of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was general manager of the Dodgers from 2006 through 2014. Before moving to the Dodgers, he was assistant general manager of the San Francisco Giants...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth16 April 1954
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You're talking about two players who met every expectation. In some ways, they were even better than I had thought they would be. Mike hit a lot better than he had in past. He's becoming a better and better hitter. My only regret with Omar was, if he's this good at 38, what was he like at 28? He was tremendous.
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It was tough to trade both of them. Omar had a need in the bullpen. I felt I have a need in the rotation.
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I would classify it as minor as can be even though it's surgery.
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I'd like to talk to him before I comment on that. He has been an infielder most of his career. That doesn't mean he couldn't make the switch to left field.
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I told the players ... I could only guarantee them one thing: My effort will always be honest, full of integrity and relentless.
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It struck me as perplexing that Grady hadn't gotten a chance to manage again. But the more I talked to people who had seen him in the heat of the battle, the more I realized that maybe this is a golden opportunity. Maybe he just didn't find the right place, the right time, the right situation to come back quickly. That happens. So much of this game is timing.
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There's a lot of things you want and one is competition. Teams that are set don't have people pushing for playing time. I believe in competition.
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It's about getting their feet wet. That's why you want players who have a chance to win a job next year, guys who can start learning the routines at this level.
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In this organization, we've had three catchers in three years. It's a more difficult transition than people give it credit for.
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It helped me, the way I grew up, ... My parents didn't have a surplus of anything, so you always had to watch what you did. I carry that to this day.
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It hindered him last season a bit and he had it drained a few times. But it gave us no concern. We knew there was a possibility he would need a little cleanup on it at some point in time.
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I gave him some of my thoughts, he gave me some of his thoughts. He was really amenable to doing whatever we needed him to do. He just wanted to know, as most players do, how to prepare.
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If we can add a fifth starter, that would be terrific. I traded messages with (Weaver's agent) today. If it's not Jeff, we're still interested in a fifth starter.
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In the last five or six days, I think I have cried more than I have since my father died in 1982. It's been tremendously emotional for me,