Bill Stoneman
Bill Stoneman
William Hambly Stoneman IIIis a former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who threw two no-hitters during his eight-year major league career. He served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 1999 to 2007, and continued with the Angels as a consultant after stepping down. He was named the interim general manager of the Angels on July 1, 2015, following the resignation of Jerry Dipoto...
decides heard support whatever
We have not heard anything. But whatever he decides to do, we will support the decision.
contracts discussed offering players
Those are some of the players we have discussed offering multiyear contracts to.
hitting looking
Our hitting was inconsistent and we'll be looking at that. And like everybody, we'll be looking at pitching.
successful ways
In some ways it was a successful season, but we didn't get what we wanted,
call clubs concerned confident talent terms win wins
I really don't think we have what you would call a weakness. I'm confident we've got the talent to win our division. The one thing that all clubs are concerned about, in terms of wins or losses, is health.
north
He told me that it would be O.K. to go north of what we had planned.
amazing catch chance changes dimension hit noticed players rockets seems
He really changes the dimension of our infield. He is so steady. And the amazing about him that I only noticed when I got the chance to see him play every day is how well he does with the rockets hit right at him. Most players do not catch many of those; he seems to catch all of them. He's fearless.
guy looking trying
He's not a guy we're trying to trade. If I wanted to, I probably could, but that is not something we're looking to do right now.
completed door half knocking surprise wins year
He's now completed about a year and a half of superb performances. For him to be knocking on the door at 20 wins really shouldn't surprise anyone.
athletic body looks
He's got a body that looks different than most athlete's bodies, but he's more athletic than most athletes.
anybody appealing contracts instead likes parties players process signed
You try to get all of your players signed to contracts instead of going through the arbitration process. It is not a particularly appealing process for us and it is not a particularly appealing process for the player. I don't think anybody likes going to arbitration, but it is there if two parties aren't getting to a deal.
behind block emergence mike possibly road throw
It is the emergence of Mathis and right behind him Mike Napoli. I didn't want to throw up a road block that would possibly impede Mathis or would impede Jose Molina.
good next shake stronger
I told them, 'Have a good winter, shake this thing off, and we'll come back stronger next year,'
figures given looks
That is not something you ever want to do. Given what the figures are, it looks like something that should be resolvable.