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...
good happy
He's one of the good guys. I'm happy for him.
ability balls command create ground last plus year
He's not going to overpower you. He's got to have command of the fastball. His ability to create ground balls last year was a real plus for us.
care factor game left march personal pitcher played
If he left March 15, that would be a different story. We haven't played a game yet. No pitcher has pitched a pitch yet in a game, so to me that does not factor in. The most important thing for us right now really is for him to take care of the personal matter. Everything else is secondary.
improve outfield situation starter
I'd still like to find a starter and improve the outfield situation as well.
company last moving sounds
It sounds like a company line, but he's progressing and moving forward. Is he better than he was last week? Yes.
league relationship send tough
It's tough to say. We'll send him to the Instructional League and see where he is in relationship to where he should be, game-wise,
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David is one of our key core players. He fits perfectly into our plan and direction. This shows the continued support of the Glass family to build a winning club in Kansas City.
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.
baseball both comfort good inherited level offered people positions
It was just a comfort level with the manager. He inherited those guys. Both of them are good baseball people and they're going to be offered other positions in the organization.
game last nobody sorry start talent team
It's a better team than last year. It has better talent and makeup. But when you start out like this, everything is going to be magnified. That's the way it is. We may have been a little snake-bit. But the game doesn't stop, and nobody is going to feel sorry for you.
power solid
I want to get some power with solid defense.
andre came hitting number philosophy players veteran worked
Andre understands our organizational hitting philosophy. He has worked with a number of our young players, as well as some veteran players that came up through the organization.
quiet
It is all quiet there. There's nothing new, right now.
anybody rule
I'm not going to rule out anybody at this point.