Paul DePodesta
Paul DePodesta
Paul DePodestais the chief strategy officer for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Formerly a front office assistant for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics and most recently the New York Mets, he was also general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The year after leading the Dodgers to their first playoff win in 16 years, he was fired after the 2005 club finished with its worst record in 11 years. He was the ninth general manager in the...
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It became clear to us that the inefficiency in decision-making in baseball was vast.
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He's been exactly what we hoped for. He's given us over 200 innings and taken the ball every fifth day and has the lowest ERA of any of our starters. We definitely view him as a lynch-pin to our rotation going forward.
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out of respect for what he's done here.
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He's had nights like tonight, and early in the year he hit a handful of home runs in April and May. So there's no doubt the potential is there, because we've seen it. As with all young players, it's going to be about the consistency of his offense. But it was his effort level, and the above-average defense really solidified his spot on the club throughout the year. He's got elements of his game that you can't teach, like speed and outfield range, so that's certainly going to make him a valuable guy for us going forward.
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He had a phenomenal career as a player and has a sterling reputation in the game as a person and as a baseball man, ... When he was let go, we spent a lot of time on his name.
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He has kids growing up in Georgia and he decided he couldn't be this far from home during the course of the season.
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He has family there in Georgia, and after really thinking about it, he realized he couldn't be this far away from home.
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I absolutely would have interest in bringing them back,
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We're probably going to have to play it by ear. That's not necessarily the preferable way to go. But it's not something where we have a choice.
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It helps that somebody has been through the rigors before and understands everything that comes with being a manager, ... But it won't be a hard requirement.
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I hope so. I think we all hope so.
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Change is difficult. We completely recognize that. Change is really difficult,
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Chemistry is definitely important, ... I've said for a long time that it is the difference between major league players and championship players. You have to have the competitiveness and self-esteem to achieve at the highest level.
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In terms of what we've stood for as an organization, ... we take this history seriously.