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...
absorb attitude bumps club entire reason resilient
This has been a resilient club for an entire season. There is really no reason for that to change. The club has the right attitude to absorb bumps in the road.
depth developed good key pitching rapport
Jose has been key to our depth at catcher. He has developed a good rapport with our pitching staff.
impact steve tremendous
He had a tremendous impact on us right away. As did Steve Green.
couple impact realistic shot year
Shoot, he'll come in and take a shot at it. A little over a year ago, he had a couple of surgeries. What impact is that going to have? I think he's a realistic guy. If it isn't working, I think he's going to know it.
parts strongest
One of the strongest parts to our organization is depth. It allows us to do a lot of things.
number
There were a number of factors. I'm not going to get into any details.
activity both decision encouraged question ready required time
We're not going to make the decision today. We're encouraged by both. Both are doing better than they were earlier. They both made progress. The real question to me is, will they be ready for the activity they are required to be ready for? Will they be ready in time for that first round? That's the real question.
aches downs finish job point took ups
This qualifies us to finish the job that we set out to do. It took a long time, a lot of games, a lot of aches and pains, a lot of ups and downs to get to the point we're at. If you really look at it, it's now only an eight-team race.
contracts discussed offering players
Those are some of the players we have discussed offering multiyear contracts to.