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.
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.
attractive beyond boost came fit great guys huge knew learn option time trade veteran
He was a huge boost for our offense. When he came over here, we said at the time of the trade that having that option was attractive because we knew we'd be able to keep him beyond this year. Jay's a professional. He fit in great with the clubhouse. He's another great veteran our young guys can learn from.
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.
fit great jay
Jay is a professional. He fit in great with the clubhouse.
department marketing
We haven't really thought about it. I'll get the marketing department right on it.
major until
Until they are in the Major Leagues, they are assets.
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.
charles expect fair great magic playing potential pressure productive regular start turn
We still feel he has the potential to be productive as a big-league player. He didn't have a great offensive-type start to the year. After that long 0-for start, he put a lot of pressure on himself. It wasn't fair to Charles to expect him to find the magic and turn it around without playing on a more regular basis.