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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After 25 years in major league baseball, it's a dream come true to be the general manager of one of the most storied franchises in all of sports. I'd like to thank the Dodgers for putting their trust in my leadership abilities. My goal from this point forward is to accept nothing less than winning a World Championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Sometimes a manager is reluctant to play a kid. I needed Grady to be open minded that if a young player is ready, we'll give him an opportunity. Grady assured us that he has no reservations about that. He's completely on board with it.
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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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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.
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In 2002 when he came to the Giants, his impact on the club was immeasurable. Without Kenny Lofton, the Giants wouldn't have wound up in the post-season and the World Series.
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I need to find a player who can hit in the middle of the lineup.
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I've had to live that way my entire life. Because of that, I've been able to separate the good from the bad, the true from the false, the winners from the losers, the champions from the also-rans.
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I've had to be street smart since I was a little kid, ... I've had to know who's right, who's wrong, who's pulling my leg, who's got integrity, who I can trust. I've had to live that way my entire life, and because of it, I've been able to separate the good from the bad, the true from the false, the winners from the losers, the champions from the also-rans.
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It's with a lot of due diligence that we came to this decision.
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I want the best players and the best people. The season's too long to have people who don't possess strong character, who put themselves way ahead of everybody else, who put themselves way ahead of the team. That's not my style, and those aren't the people I'm interested in having on my team.
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Takashi Saito is a very versatile pitcher who has been a starter, reliever and closer. We believe his experience over 14 years in Japan will give him the opportunity to make the Dodgers in 2006.
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It's great to be here. It's great to be down here and see the players and put faces and ability with names.
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It's huge. If he's the same player he was before he was hurt, that's just as important as whoever hits behind Barry. If Ray's on base ahead of Barry, that's more likely to force teams to pitch to Barry.