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
ability base combined great score speed
His ability to get on base and score runs, combined with his speed and defense, are great additions to our club.
eric games guy last obviously smart
We obviously had no idea this was going to occur. Eric pitched 14 games last year. We're all smart enough to know you don't know what you're going to get when the guy comes back.
folding key time tough work
Without that we would have had a real tough time folding him in. Their willingness to work with us was the key to getting it done.
games good reason won
We were a good team, but the reason why we won 100 games was the manager.
areas brought chance decent filling good health hold hope job players pleased type
If we are healthy, I think we've got a pretty good chance of being a pretty good club. There are some areas that you hope will hold up. Most of them are health related. But I would say that we've done a decent job of filling in some of the gaps. I'm really pleased with the type of players we've brought in here.
kid pitch rest
He's been able to pitch on two days' rest or 10 days' rest. You wouldn't want a kid to be in that position. What he can bring, you can't get out of a kid.
bit bullpen case eric games gave indication last provide second security shore smart trade year
We had no idea this was going to occur. But Eric pitched 14 games last year and hadn't pitched in the second half, so we're all smart enough to know you don't know what he's got. He gave me no indication anything was wrong. We made the trade to shore up the bullpen and provide a little bit of security in case something like this happened.
confidence decent franchise needed players saw veteran
I saw a franchise that needed its confidence restored. It had a decent nucleus of veteran players that needed some support.
accentuate adding capable four gives huge staff starters upside won
I think adding Brett is a huge plus. He gives us four starters capable of going 180 to 210 innings. He's won a lot of games. We have a staff that will accentuate his strengths. I think he has more upside than he's shown.
clearer trying
I went into it with the idea of trying to keep him a Dodger. It was clearer and clearer there was no way to make this thing work. I got no glimmer at all that it could work.
since value
I take nothing for granted. I know the value of finances, I know the value of people. I've had to be street-smart since I was a little kid,
He's a little impatient. We have to come to some crossroad soon.
earlier knows similar skills
His skills are very similar to earlier in his career. He knows how to play, how to win.
again both meetings met perspective
We met again today. I can tell you from my perspective both meetings were very good.