Drayton McLane
Drayton McLane
Drayton McLane, Jr.is an American entrepreneur. He is chairman of the McLane Group, holding company that comprises a variety of diverse enterprises. He was, until 1990, the CEO of the McLane Company, a grocery and food service warehouse, supply, and logistics firm, and was, from 1993 until 2011, the chairman and CEO of the Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. On the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, he was ranked #324 in 2015 with an estimated net worth of $2...
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We've very, very excited about Preston Wilson. He wants to be with a champion, and we are still committed to being that champion. We want to go back to that World Series. Preston is a great defensive player with speed, and last year he had 90 RBIs. This is exactly what we're looking for.
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In the original policy, (the insurance company) claims that he could not come to Spring Training. We're going to take all of the information we have and meet with them and see if there is any opportunity (for Bagwell to play in Spring Training). Jeff just wants the opportunity.
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It hurt personally because I had such admiration for Ken and Enron. But that was the right thing to do at the time.
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I think we have a better opportunity than any other team. I think the key time will be the winter meetings.
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The insurance policy, from their point of view, would be the strongest if he did not come to spring training. I'm unsure of where we are on that.
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We were hoping to have had something accomplished by now, or earlier, but we certainly have to respect that.
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We took some real risks when we allowed Jeff to participate in the World Series. And our attorneys advised us there were risks. We felt we were well within the contract to allow him to do so. We felt we owed him the right and our fans the right to see him in the World Series if we got there.