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...
bullpen few last pitchers pressure
These two pitchers have really solidified our bullpen the last few years. They have continually responded to late-inning pressure situations.
best giving health opportunity players younger
It's not the glitzy thing that makes headlines, but giving an opportunity to your younger players is the best way to go for the long-term health of the organization.
adding help looks offense
It looks to me like we're going to try to help the offense by adding a bat.
changes club coming players strength
A strength of this club is our flexibility and we're able to make these changes because of the players that we have here now and coming up.
both few gives ways
They can both play center. That gives us a few ways we can go.
certainly early hopeful information looks signs view
The early signs say that he probably will be able to come back then; that's what it looks like. We're certainly hopeful of that. You don't even know for sure. The information I've gotten, to this point, I view as positive. There's nothing new in there and nothing that's torn.
coming great guys high sitting situation talent
It is a great situation to have -- so many guys coming with so much talent. You don't like to have guys with high ceilings just sitting on the bench, but some times that happens. We'll see how it goes.
balance chance club gave good guy opportunity
It was an opportunity to get a guy with a real good arm, and it gave us a chance to balance our club a little bit.
both opposed parties
I'm not opposed to longer-term deals, but both parties have to see eye-to-eye,
career giants hard hoping neither season steve sure talked
We were hoping for a better season from him, and I'm sure the Giants were hoping for a better season from Alfonzo as well. Neither had career years. I talked to Steve and I know he's working as hard as ever.
advantage himself league taking
I think he is getting to know himself better and he is getting to know the league better. He is taking advantage of his experience, and that is important.
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You always do that. Sometimes a guy looks real good and he's real stiff the next day. It will wait at least another day here. I still have some questions as to how this all works, and what this paperwork all means.
bit depends guys offers
It all depends on what we need. Each of these guys offers something a bit different.