Allard Baird
Allard Baird
Allard Bairdis an American professional baseball executive and the former general manager of the Kansas City Royals. He now works for the Boston Red Sox as senior vice president, player personnel, serving under President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski. He joined Boston in 2006 as an assistant to the general manager after his firing in Kansas City and later was named vice president and director of professional scouting...
bottom club continues expectation fans general good held line manager rests
The bottom line is I'm the general manager of the club. I'm held accountable. The expectation of fans is a good thing. If the club continues to struggle, that rests on my shoulders.
says
I like that. That says a lot about him.
anticipate move obviously player quickly skilled
He is obviously a skilled player that we anticipate will move quickly through our system.
last since time
There's nothing new since the last time we talked.
continue left
But we still have some things left to do. We'll continue to be aggressive.
discussion everyday himself
Emil has put himself in a situation, offensively, to be an everyday player. But where he is defensively is still in the discussion stages.
improve outfield situation starter
I'd still like to find a starter and improve the outfield situation as well.
anxious talked timetable
I talked to him the other day and he's doing well. He's progressing and he's kind of anxious to get back. We don't have a timetable yet.
concentration ethic few gone natural people skills strikes taking tribute wait work
I think, this year, his concentration skills have gone to another level. He's taking strikes. There are very few people who can take strikes and wait for the strike they really want. Carlos can. That's a tribute to his work ethic and natural ability,
quiet
It is all quiet there. There's nothing new, right now.
spring training
He wanted to get an idea about American Spring Training and techniques.
everybody extra
Everybody told me the same thing about Raul Ibanez. I was told he'd never be anything but an extra outfielder.
error factors margin risk smaller
In our market, for instance, you look at the risk factors involved, and the fact that the margin of error is smaller for us to be successful, and it's very important.
consistency gain positive
The big thing with him is to gain some consistency to his positive play -- that's all we want out of him.