Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski
David Dombrowskiis a professional baseball executive and currently the President of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Dombrowski has previously served as the general manager of the Montreal Expos, and the general manager and president of the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers...
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He's got that hop in his step, the passion back. I think everyone knows who's in charge at this point.
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I'm going to sit down with Tram and review what's going on. It's an important day.
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If he would've hit like he hit the last six weeks of the season, we would've found a spot for him.
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But I don't think in my own mind I had a perspective on how long it would take, but we knew it wasn't something that would happen overnight.
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It brings back memories. Nobody enjoyed the experience of what we had to do.
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You're looking to make some changes, but not a major overhaul at this point.
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I don't have any steadfast rule. I think it's more of a generality. I think in Mike's case, he's a guy who expressed a desire to have a multiyear deal. Based upon his past performance, we were open-minded to it.
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It was one of the greatest clubs put together in recent time.
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He's an outstanding manager, one of the best in baseball.
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Ideally we'd like to still have Kenny in the organization. He had a good season last year. Other pitchers are ahead of him at this point. We needed to create a roster spot.
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I'm sure that both sports offer their own unique challenges when developing young talent. But I think baseball is more of a crapshoot because you're generally looking at a longer time frame in the maturation process of a young prospect.
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He's a proven winner. He's a leader. When you walk into a room, you know he's in charge. He can bring in young players and work with them, but he can also work with veteran players.
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There was no question in my mind that Leyland was the leading candidate if he had the passion. I didn't know that until we interviewed him. Both candidates were made aware that we had a leading candidate. I had been given indications by people that he had it, but it didn't take long to see that he had the passion.
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I don't think it takes long for somebody to be impressed with Jim Leyland and his knowledge of the game. He knows what he wants to accomplish, and he's done it so many times. He's a great communicator. The players like him.