Brian Sabean
Brian Sabean
Brian R. Sabean, as of 2015, is the executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants. He served as the team's general manager for eighteen seasons, from 1997 to 2014. He succeeded general manager Bob Quinn. The Giants had a winning record in thirteen of the eighteen seasons in which Sabean served as general manager. Prior to his tenure, the team had suffered losing seasons in five out of six years. He is a native of Concord,...
pitchers quality
He has had some quality at-bats, and pitchers have pitched him really tough.
discussed game good third
I think you want him in one spot, ... We discussed Pedro being the third baseman, which is good for our defense. It's good for him to play every game in one spot.
complement matt perfect top
Matt will be a perfect complement to the top of the rotation.
jason sign
The more you see of the old Jason Schmidt, the more you want to sign him. We need him to get through 200 innings.
hitter
He's a leadoff hitter with a lot of dimensions.
reasonable somebody success winning
I would say it has to be somebody who's a veteran, who's an innings-(eater) who's had reasonable success on a winning team.
deadlines indicative lack past people team tough trade wanting
If these two past trade deadlines have been indicative of the lack of willingness for people wanting to trade, it's going to be tough to retool your team to a significant extent.
determine feels wants
It'll be up to him to determine how he feels and how much he wants to do.
continue daily uniform until wait
It's wait and see. He's been through a lot and he will continue to be through a lot until he's back in uniform on a daily basis.
god eye thinking
I think his development has been lightning quick because of his God-given talent. He has great aptitude and he's been able to develop very fast in front of our eyes at every level.
care surprised tremendous
wouldn't be surprised at anything. But he's had a tremendous layoff. I don't care who you are, he's been out a long time.
above certainly impressive
Very above average. He's certainly very impressive in person.
begins consistent manager playoff rotation teams tough
When the rotation doesn't give you innings, it's tough on the manager and tough on the players. Most playoff teams have consistent staffs, and it begins with the starters.
anybody certainly good season seen weeks
We've seen when the team's on the field, we're certainly as good as anybody in our division. Who knows, if the season was two more weeks ...