Doug Melvin
Doug Melvin
Douglas Robert Melvinis a Canadian front-office executive in Major League Baseball who served as the general manager of the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers of the American League and National League He held the position with Milwaukee from 2002 to 2015. He is currently a senior advisor for the Milwaukee Brewers...
days last next pitcher rule worked
Next time, they could make a rule that a pitcher has to pitch in the last 30 days of the (previous) season. There will be some kinks like that, that need to be worked out.
ability bullpen last premier retire role situations thrilled tough
Matt's ability to retire batters in tough situations makes him one of the premier set-up relievers in baseball. Last season, he had an important role in the bullpen and we're thrilled to have him for two more seasons.
injury pittsburgh problems won
Santana pitched well for us. He got a big out for us in Pittsburgh when we won our 81st game. But he has had some injury problems and we think we have some other options.
bar contender last million payroll people raised seriously whether
People didn't really take us seriously as a wild-card contender last year, whether it was because of our $42 million payroll or because we were the Brewers. But we want the expectations to be higher. We've raised the bar here.
forces meet
Sometimes, you have to meet face-to-face to get things done. It forces the issue.
brings corey face falls flat good spring step time unless
We think it's time for Corey to get a good shot, unless he falls flat on his face in spring training. If we could get him 250 at-bats this year, that's a step for his development. Corey brings some things to the table.
explore happen march mean supposed
They're supposed to come here March 5. I told them we'd explore it. That doesn't mean it will happen but we said we'd look at it.
backed confidence paid prepared send
There were one or two times we were prepared to send him out but we backed off. Ned had confidence in him and it paid off in the end.
That's my feeling. We should get it done soon.
club
We'll always have to do that. That's the way our club is built.
bobby impact players respect stays touch
I think Ned is a lot like Bobby. I think the players respect him like they do Bobby. I know he stays in touch with Bobby all the time, so there is some impact there.
coming indication robin
I really do think that Robin coming back to us is an indication we have a chance. I don't think he would, otherwise. From that standpoint, we think we're going into it with a chance.
adds great weeks
He adds a lot with us having such a young infield in Hall, Hardy, Weeks and Fielder. He's a left-handed bat. He's a great addition.
ahead club farther goals good next playoff start time tougher year
That's a good start but it's only the beginning. We're farther ahead at this time this year than we were at this time a year ago. But it's going to be tougher to get to the next level, and that's what our goals are. We want to take this club and put it in the playoff environment.