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...
ball blocking call came game job learning pleased receiving solid trade
We were pleased when he came in after the trade and did a solid job receiving the ball with above-average blocking skills. He's still learning to call a game but, overall, we're pleased.
asked detailed glad met perception reality stop until
Perception is reality until you know what reality is. When I met with them and asked if they had any questions, they had questions. The big thing with them was, 'If I sign, is it going to stop there?' They wanted a whole, detailed plan, and I was glad to be able to give them that.
mike thinking time
Mike would still get time in the field. We are not thinking of doing anything else.
consistent himself holds pitching spring stuff tough
Makeup-wise he's a tough kid, a competitor, no excuses, holds himself accountable. Pitching consistent and down with his stuff are going to be big for him in spring training.
bother jokes losses
Losses bother me. Jokes do not. The losses were tough.
last since time
There's nothing new since the last time we talked.
compared last point
Is he better at this point compared to where he was last week? Yes.
send third
Right now, we'll send him out as a third baseman.
ask best core group leagues move next people prospects ready season
People ask who our best prospects are. They're here. They're right here. Now we have a core group we feel are ready to move into the big leagues next season that were already here.
base corner good second
Corner outfield, first base ... second base. He's a good enough athlete.
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.
across arms bullpen interest knew productive
They knew we had some productive arms out there and there was interest in our bullpen across the board.
support
There is no timetable. We'll support him and we go from there.
calling clubs looking starting
There's a lot of clubs looking for starting pitching. There's not a lot out there. They're calling me for starting pitching.