David Forst
David Forst
David Lee Forstis an American baseball executive with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He is the general manager of the Athletics...
break clearly everyday felt happen needed
We felt like he needed to get everyday at-bats to break out of his slump, and that's clearly not going to happen in the big leagues.
deal discussing drawing four hour lines spent took weeks
We spent four weeks discussing a one-year deal and drawing lines in the sand. Then it took an hour to get a multiyear (deal) done.
good meet meeting
We had a very good meeting with Bob. Obviously, there's a lot of familiarity there and it was good to meet in that setting.
closing contribute exceeded expected expecting games hoping less point ready spring training year
He has exceeded any expectations you would have for someone less than a year out of the draft. Certainly, we probably expected a little more out of him because of the person he is and because of his background, and we all went into spring training hoping he would be ready to contribute at some point this year, but never expecting he'd be closing games in June.
major until
Until they are in the Major Leagues, they are assets.