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.
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.
number
There were a number of factors. I'm not going to get into any details.
impact steve tremendous
He had a tremendous impact on us right away. As did Steve Green.
interest
It is something we had interest in doing, but we couldn't come to an agreement.
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.
agreement john member pitching productive reach rookie since staff thrilled
John has been a productive member of our pitching staff since his 2002 rookie season. We are thrilled to reach this multi-year agreement with him.
competitor ready start
He is such a competitor that if he can pitch, he will. But he's ready to go; he wouldn't start if he wasn't healthy.
hitting looking
Our hitting was inconsistent and we'll be looking at that. And like everybody, we'll be looking at pitching.
opposite played teams
They played better. It was the same teams in the same ballpark, but the opposite result. They just played better.
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.
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.
parts strongest
One of the strongest parts to our organization is depth. It allows us to do a lot of things.
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.