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...
fortunate guy
I look at it as a multicultural communicator. We're fortunate to have that guy on our staff.
camp game good maturity people respect stand
Having a good camp is one thing, a lot of people have good camps. But his maturity level, his presence, his professionalism and respect for the game ... those are things that really stand out.
buddy call fits nicely sure
I'll let Buddy (Bell) make that call but he sure fits nicely as the No. 2 guy.
approach beat fourth good speed spot
He comes in where he's got to be beat out for the fourth spot in the outfield. He has some speed and defense, and a pretty good approach to the plate.
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,
compete
I'd like to compete in 2007. That's what I've said all along.
ahead arm indicator knee next outing relationship strength terms
His next outing will be a big indicator where his knee is at in relationship to where his arm is. His arm is ahead of his knee right now in terms of strength and stamina.
mike thinking time
Mike would still get time in the field. We are not thinking of doing anything else.
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.
send third
Right now, we'll send him out as a third baseman.
nicely official sounds timetable
He's progressing nicely at this point. He sounds happy, but there is still no official timetable for when he will return.
bother jokes losses
Losses bother me. Jokes do not. The losses were tough.
addition good until
I think he would be a pretty good addition to our club. But until everything is set, I just don't want to speculate.
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.