Jim Beattie
Jim Beattie
allowed guys respect season
It's better off for these guys to be allowed to play out the season with as little distraction as they can. It's been a long season with respect to that.
best felt instance players rest
He wanted to come back and play, but I think in this instance we had to do what we felt was best for the rest of the players out there.
affected doubt mind
I think we've had a lot of distractions and I have no doubt in my mind that has affected our performance,
chance season
If he comes back and is healthy, you try to give him a chance to go out this season healthy,
hate
I hate to say this, but we're going to make a change.
ahead curve opponents stay
I know that our opponents probably aren't going to. We have to stay ahead of the curve there.
eligible everybody obviously open
Everybody is obviously open to be traded, or eligible to be traded,
dressing return understanding
It is my understanding is that I think he will return to Baltimore, but I don't think he will be dressing out again,
concern heard
I've heard that theory, but it's never been a concern of mine.
leave plays
Defensively, it would be a big uplift. He plays hard. He bounces off walls. He doesn't leave anything out there.
confidence enjoy needs work
Get him back there, be a little more successful, enjoy it again, get his confidence back up, work on the things he needs to work on, then we'll see where we go from there.
catching hit pitches spite
You just see that in spite of all that, he's just not catching up to pitches that I know he would have hit in the past.
decided healthy push rather talked time toe trying
We talked about his toe (and) rather than to keep trying to push it ... we decided to give it the time to get healthy again.
continue few shut sign
We have a few things we're exploring, not only there but in other areas. We've been doing that and will continue to do that. If we had been able to sign him, that would have shut down some of those things.