Jeff Moorad
Jeff Moorad
Jeffrey S. Moorad is a former sports agent, as well as the former CEO and former minority owner of both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball...
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Discussions with Justin Upton are continuing, ... We have been informed that Justin did not attend classes and instead will continue focusing on his discussions with the Diamondbacks. We have submitted a final proposal and hope to come to a resolution soon.
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I don't foresee any reason for daily updates on Luis Gonzalez. At this point, he's our left fielder and obviously a terrific part of our organization's history and, presumably, a part of its future.
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He's tough, stubborn, and one of the most likeable guys I've ever dealt with,
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a terrific part of our organization's history, and presumably, a part of its future.
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Having now taken a step forward, we're anxious to take the next step, ... Our ownership group and this organization will not be content until we're back on top of the NL West.
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extremely bright, with high character and high integrity.
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It's a lot of money, it's a lot of responsibility. It's certainly a lot of responsibility to lead our staff, but we feel Brandon Webb is not only up to the task, but that he's earned the right to be here today in the capacity he's in.
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He's great to be around, and honest as the day is long.
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It's fair to say we're in the 11th hour, ... As the clock gets ready to strike midnight, we figured we certainly wanted to sit down one last time and see if there was a deal to be made.
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Getting Tony under contract to remain a Diamondback has been on the front burner for several weeks.
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I think there's a spirit in that clubhouse that, hopefully, one by one, our fans our going to pick up on as well. I think our fans are going to be proud of this team and that's probably as important as anything in the long run.
attend classes continue final focusing hope informed instead justin proposal resolution submitted
Discussions with Justin Upton are continuing. We have been informed that Justin did not attend classes and instead will continue focusing on his discussions with the Diamondbacks. We have submitted a final proposal and hope to come to a resolution soon.
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We intend to proceed privately and with a goal of concluding the process sometime around the end of October.
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We're thrilled to have him in a Diamondbacks uniform. We think he's going to have a terrific future, and we're very excited about it.