Brad Kullman
Brad Kullman
ankle build came consistency continue couple develop far field grow gruesome hard help hopeful last league major mature proud recover tremendous worked year
We worked hard the last couple years to try and help him recover from a gruesome ankle injury, develop consistency and mature on the field and off the field, and he's made tremendous progress. We're really proud of how far he came to have the year he had last year and we're hopeful he can build upon that and continue to grow into a better major league player. He'll be a big part of what we do going forward.
hard nice people work
It's always surprising. You work so hard for an organization. People say nice things about you, and then this happens.
agent closure talks
We've been having talks with his agent off and on all winter. I wanted to try and put some closure on it.
avoid hearing nice process raise successful thankful
To go through a hearing process at this time, we wanted to avoid that at all costs, and we were successful in the end so we're thankful for that. It's a nice raise for him.
bat gold help potential solution team
We feel that Kearns is going to be part of the solution here. We want him to be in right field. He's a potential Gold Glove winner, and his bat can help this team win.
building expecting growing last
We're expecting him to keep building and growing from what he did last year.
active austin involving plans talks trade
We have no active talks going on involving Austin Kearns, and we have no plans to trade him.
bring hall life moved people respect wayne
Wayne said he wanted to bring his own people in. I respect that. He could have moved me down the hall and made my life miserable.
fits good guys knows prepare
He fits in with the other guys we have down there. He's a good guy that's been around and knows how to prepare and pitch.
facing few forces gives maybe offensive pitchers top
He gives our lineup a different feel. At the plate, maybe he's not what he was a few years ago. But he's still one of the top offensive forces in the game. Pitchers don't like facing him.
club force hand help
He may force our hand to make the club and could help this team.
focus gold high mean played school signed skills spring work
He's got work to do to get back any skills he may have had. Just because he played there in high school before he was signed doesn't mean he's Gold Glove caliber. This will be the focus for him in Spring Training.
assistants days flying fresh special start tonight
I can tell you I have called 29 other teams, and all of our special assistants are flying in tonight to start two days of meetings. . . . We?re going to take a fresh look at everything.
grab high spring training
We're very high on Eddie. Hopefully, he'll come to Spring Training and grab that job. It's his to take.