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...
determined envision good particular reports scouts shot spring suggested
We envision Hector as having a shot at our rotation. All that will be determined in spring training. Our scouts had good reports on him and they suggested him, in particular as a starter.
challenge good number places players
We have a lot of good players at a number of positions; we have so many of them coming. The challenge is to find places for them to play.
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.
good grass guys heck opportunity run
Tim's going to have a heck of an opportunity to find out if his body's still good to go. There's just something about getting out on the grass and being able to run around with all the other guys that has its attraction.
good offensive
We'll see how he does. He is going to be a very good offensive player.
experience good half hopefully indicative second takes
His second half is hopefully indicative of what he is going to become going forward. It takes experience to become a good pitcher, and he is making the most of his experience.
clearly coming good leave players position stated
I've stated pretty clearly that we've got real good young players coming up, (and) I'd like to be in a position to give each one of them an opportunity. I'll leave it at that.
good needs reason year
A year ago we had a pretty good reason not to make any changes. We had some needs at the end of '03 that we thought we should address. After the '02 season, we didn't really see those same needs.
good needs reason year
A year ago we had a pretty good reason not to make any changes, ... We had some needs at the end of '03 that we thought we should address. After the '02 season, we didn't really see those same needs.
good next shake stronger
I told them, 'Have a good winter, shake this thing off, and we'll come back stronger next year,'
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.
good guy looks next paperwork questions stiff wait
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.
interest
It is something we had interest in doing, but we couldn't come to an agreement.
job nearly number past players predictor problem talent
We don't think it is nearly the problem that all of you do. We have a number of players that we feel that can get the job done. The past isn't necessarily a predictor of the future. That is the way it is in sports. The talent is there.