Bill Bavasi
Bill Bavasi
William J. Bavasiis a former Major League Baseball general manager. He currently works as director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, appointed in November 2014. Bavasi previously served as an assistant to the GM for the Cincinnati Reds, under Reds general manager Walt Jocketty. The son of longtime MLB executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB executive, Bill also spent six full seasonsas the general manager of the California/Anaheim Angels and a 4½...
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It probably does signal the idea that a young player on this club doesn't have a birthright to a spot on the club.
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Kevin and Fernando are both veteran major league players that we can bring to camp for some extra depth on our team. They have both had health challenges but, if healthy, they will be valuable players for our younger guys to compete against and learn from.
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In order to make deals you have to create some excess. Some guys have options, some don't.
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He's got the chance to end up being a real good center fielder. He needs work on balls over his head, but what new outfielder doesn't? He's got a plus arm, he's a bright kid and he's got a good approach.
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This does not signal the end for Michael.
risk
There's always a risk in a multiyear, high-dollar contract.
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So far, so good. I bet he is very happy, too.
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There is a lot of interest in Reed from other clubs, including us.
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We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the Mateo family.
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We'll see if we can fine-tune it. Those are important spots, but we have no major trades (in the works).
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We'll seek to pursue Ryan, but with a different financial approach. But you seldom see a guy say, 'Yeah, I'll come right back.' Yet, he likes it here, so we'll see.
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We were impressed that a young kid could make the jump from high-A to competing at the big-league level in Colorado. This was an opportunity for us to continue to build our inventory of young, major league-level pitching prospects.
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We really felt we had to get a better pitcher into our rotation, along with making our pitchers a little better. This is the first step toward that.
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This provides us with a great opportunity to play in front of our fans in the Northwest before we begin the regular season.