Pat Gillick
Pat Gillick
Lawrence Patrick David Gillickis an American professional baseball executive, currently serving as the president of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He previously served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Phillies. He guided the Blue Jays to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993, and later with the Phillies in 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth22 August 1937
CountryUnited States of America
Wait until the championship season gets going and judge for yourselves.
We're looking for a top-of-the-rotation guy, someone who can strike people out and stop losing streaks. I'm optimistic we can find one. They're available. It just depends on what you have to give them. You may have to overpay.
We're making an adjustment to his arm action, and we want to see if he's making it.
I have to get that (judgment) from the manager. Charlie is the type of manager who can evaluate players both mentally and physically. He isn't a guy who bases his opinion of a guy on how he did the day before.
Charlie's a good baseball man and he's been around the game for a long time, ... He can evaluate players mentally and physically. A lot of managers can't do that.
He's our No. 1 priority. Nothing devastates a team more than consistently losing games in the late innings. You're going to blow a few, but if you blow too many it's going to affect the team.
He's our No. 1 priority, ... Nothing devastates a team more than consistently losing games in the late innings. You're going to blow a few, but if you blow too many it's going to affect the team.
He's run through a couple of rough ones, but we think he's definitely going to bounce back and take a spot in our starting rotation.
I don't think internally that we have the key to solve the situation. We'll have to go outside the organization.
I don't really know John, aside from the fact I scouted him in San Antonio, where he was a pretty good high school catcher. But I can see why people say what they're saying.
He threw OK. He's going through Spring Training really; that's what it is. So far his health is good.
He's a hard-nosed, championship-caliber player, someone who will fit right in here in Philadelphia.
He said that, pending the outcome of a physical, Billy was going to sign with the Mets,
We're trying to add more depth to our pitching staff and give Charlie more people to look at in spring training.