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...
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.
bothered builds guy heal pitch recognize rehab scar small tear tissue work
You never like to see a guy bothered by any discomfort, but on the other hand, we recognize that when you heal from a small tear or something like that, scar tissue then builds up. Sometimes, you've got to work through it. He's going to be going through some rehab so he can pitch again. He's got to get through some scar tissue.
anyone concerned guy injury
He is a guy that can play with pain. An injury to anyone is something you're concerned with, but I think he is going to be OK.
answer guys production talent
The talent is here, ... The production hasn't happened. If these guys produce, the answer is yes.
club dealing guy owns
Now you've got Arte, who owns the club and is the guy you're dealing with,
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.
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.
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.