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...
consistent few good middle operate
There are so few real good left-handed or switch-hitters that can operate in the middle of a lineup and be as consistent as Raul. We're thrilled.
balls bright center chance good kid needs plus work
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.
good offense provide
He's going to provide good offense for us out of that slot.
approach clone felt good hear nice season voice
We felt good about his season and we feel good about him as a person. The one voice you hear in there now is his. It would be nice if we could clone his approach and give it to other guys. So that was important to us.
became good hitters
A lot of good hitters became good hitters when they were with him.
chance everybody good healthy issue keeping looking
He's looking good on the side. I think for most everybody here, the issue is keeping him healthy and getting him a chance to show what he can do.
bit both chance coming deal everyday good guy help himself quite security starting willie
It's a good deal for both sides. Willie has a chance to help us in a lot of different positions, starting and coming off the bench. He got quite a bit of security for a guy that hasn't necessarily completely established himself as an everyday player.
common common-sense good official
Nothing is official yet. We feel good that common sense will prevail.
deep good needed optimum pool signed top year
It was not an optimum year for it. The free-agent pool was not deep where we needed it. But it was good at the very top and we do feel we siphoned off some of that when we signed Jarrod.
against both bring camp challenges compete depth extra guys health kevin league learn major players valuable veteran younger
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.
adrian offense
We couldn't give up what offense we had, and Richie was a big part of what we had as it was. And we feel Adrian will hit.
looking lost market paying somebody
Look at the market. Look at what the market was doing. If we lost him, we'd be going out looking for somebody like him and paying more.
ability base depth help hitter including matt outfield provide solid three variety
Matt is a solid left-handed hitter and base stealer who will provide us with depth and flexibility. He can help us in a variety of roles, including the ability to play all three outfield positions.
command downs power ups works
That's the ups and downs of a closer, especially one who works with command more than power.