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...
alex few good high player rodriguez saw wants
Very few times do you see a player who you can say he can be as good as he wants to be. Literally. I saw Alex Rodriguez in high school, and you could say it about him. That's what I think about Carlos.
gauge stay
We're better. If you want to gauge it, you gauge it at the end of the season. As long as we stay healthy, we're a better club.
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.
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.
added continue depth good improved increased innings left team
We've added two innings starters, we've added some team speed, we've improved our defense, we've increased our depth in the bullpen. So I feel good about that. But we still have some things left to do. We'll continue to be aggressive.
stick
We've got to stick with our plan. We have no other alternative. We feel like we have some good, young players.
looking projection start turning
We're still in a developmental stage, but we said we need to see some results. We want to start turning projection into production. We're looking for more results.
spring start training
When he does get back, it will be like he has to start with spring training all over again.
beyond clubhouse goes value
What he's done in the clubhouse and with the young players, I can't say enough about him. His value to the ballclub goes well beyond his numbers.
elsewhere players reality
The reality is most of our players should be in Double-A or elsewhere in the minors,