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
again both came days meetings met perspective time today took
We met again today. He came out again today with Mia. I can tell you from my perspective both meetings were very good. They took the time to come out here two days in a row.
giants informed
He has not informed the Giants of that decision.
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For me, that's one of the most important decisions we're going to make in the next few months -- as to who to get involved with via trade or free agency and their shelf life to be productive versus the up-and-coming kid and knowing when they're ready to step in and be a big-time player at Dodger Stadium.
became clear fast interest mentioned yes
Little by little, it became clear he had an interest in being here. When I mentioned his name, Grady couldn't say yes fast enough.
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I was used to the pace. I'm used to working fast, thinking things through. Brian and I were together 11 years. It seemed like one long season. We were always retooling and rebuilding and reloading. One of the greatest things we accomplished was playing only 14 games in 9 years where we were out of the race.
gave wished
He didn't have a lot to say. I just gave him the information, and wished him well. That was it.
anybody rule
It doesn't rule out Jeff, or anybody else.
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I think he pitches well with confidence, and I believe we have the right staff to bring out the best in him. It's a matter of getting it all together. You never know, he may be at a point in his career where he's about to become more dominant.
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We think Brett is a huge plus. He's been so durable, probably a 200-inning guy. Having starters who are durable gives us more options in the rotation, in the bullpen.
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He's a durable, 200-inning guy and gives us four starters capable of 180 to 220 innings. He has more upside than he's shown. In his two years with the Giants, many of his starts he had the best stuff on the staff. If he has the support of a solid club behind him and run support, he'll pitch better, with more confidence. The right manager and the right staff in place will bring it out of him.
knack knew road winning
That was important, that he had a knack for winning and a knack for developing, that he knew the road it took.
He can be out for a little while.
grew guy
Grady is a street-smart guy who grew up in the country.
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Carter can pitch a couple innings at a time, which is intriguing, and he's also closed games. It takes a special character to be able to do that, a mindset and willingness. He was successful at it and that tells me a lot about his makeup.