Gord Ash
Gord Ash
Gordon Ian Ashis Vice President of Baseball Projects of the Milwaukee Brewers. He left his role as assistant general manager with Milwaukee in 2015. He was the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1995 to 2001...
arrived attention far gotten guys pay perception players point rather turnaround
It's significant because it's from the guys who really pay attention to the details. It's significant as far as the turnaround in the perception of the Brewers, when we arrived here, that they couldn't keep players on the field. We've gotten to the point where we're proactive, rather than reactive.
came people toast
A lot of people thought he was toast when he came to us.
close good
It's not routine, but it's pretty close to it. He should be as good as new.
deal official
There's no official confirmation of a deal but we're still talking.
definitely matter playing
I definitely can see him playing in the big leagues. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
attention mainstream pay people
It's not a mainstream public-type award, but it's significant because it comes from the people who really pay attention to the details.
active continuing doctors quick rest today treatment
He went through some treatment today and the doctors are continuing to be encouraged, but he's really still in that active rest period. We don't think this is going to be a quick fix.
again bad baseball full good muscular news pitch problem recover time wrong
The good news is that there is nothing structurally wrong with Ben's shoulder. It's a muscular problem and he's going to make a full recovery. The bad news is that he's probably not going to recover in time to pitch again this season.
hitters obviously velocity
We couldn't really tell (if the velocity was down), but obviously the hitters told you that.
couple situation
We had a couple of conversations (Monday) but there's nothing to report. At this point, I can't read the situation at all.
arms good handicap hard league pleased rotation teams
We're pleased with our Triple-A roster, particularly the rotation because there are so many good young arms there. It's hard to handicap teams at Triple-A, because you don't know what the league will be like.
flexible higher levels parts pitching
We don't know where; we don't know when. That's one of the flexible parts of the equation. Obviously, you'd like it to be at higher levels because of the competition, but you don't want him pitching in 35-degree weather.
key understanding
We're understanding how key it is. In the American League, it didn't matter.
both develops hard sure talk
We've negotiated long and hard with both players. We'll see what develops but I'm not sure we have anything to talk about at this point.