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...
ability baseman defensive double goes second stays
When you look at him on the field, his defensive ability goes without saying. I don't think any second baseman stays in on the double play like he does -- recklessly, sometimes.
buck doubt half last second year
We thought Buck would come into his own in the second half of last season. We really didn't see that. So, offensively, it's an important year for him. No doubt about it.
coming fit good guy guys john potential second year
With a guy coming off Tommy John surgery, it's usually the second year those guys come around. We like our defense, especially our infield defense, and its potential to be a good fit with a sinkerball pitcher.
base corner good second
Corner outfield, first base ... second base. He's a good enough athlete.
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,
resources
We do have some resources available. If one makes sense, I would.
core discussion free group guys interest pursuing time
We had a lot of discussion on our young core group and guys that will need more time in the Minors and guys that we have an interest in pursuing as free agents.
rather respect
Out of respect to him, I'd rather have him do that.
ability acquired bases deep fourth knew perform power runs solid steal
Play solid defense, show the ability to steal bases and just perform well. Offensively, he's got some power and runs some deep counts. When we acquired him we knew he could be a solid fourth outfielder.
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.
contacts establish justin ourselves shortened time
Justin probably shortened the time to really establish ourselves by two years because of his contacts and notoriety.
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.
believe change easy people stick understand
The alternative is to change direction. And that would be easy at this point, but it would be a mistake, so you stick with it ... Believe me, I understand that people are upset. I understand why they're upset. But you can't change the direction.
add spring weeks wish
I wish we had two more weeks to add on to Spring Training. If we had that, I think he'd be fine, but we don't have that.