Jim Bowden
Jim Bowden
James Goodwin Bowden IVis a baseball analyst and insider for ESPN. He writes a blog for ESPN.com titled "The GM's Office" and is a co-host of SiriusXM's "Inside Pitch" on MLB Network Radio. He used to be a host and co-host on Fox Sports Radio, a baseball analyst for FoxSports.com and a Baseball Insider for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels for Fox Sports West. He has held positions of Senior Vice President and General Manager for both...
close door everybody opportunity preference team
My preference would be to keep him, you're a much better team with him. But I'll never close the door -- ever -- on an opportunity to make everybody happy.
close door everybody happy opportunity players preference team
My preference is to keep him, because we're a much better team with him. But I'll never close the door on an opportunity to make everybody happy. My preference is for everyone to be happy in this game. Organizations and players do better when we're all happy.
load people
Load and explode, baby, load and explode, ... People are going to see a whole new Marlon Byrd.
boxed guys improve releasing
When you're boxed in, the way you improve is by releasing guys or making trades.
group number starting type via
We wanted to get two of that group. We got two of that group today. From that group we are finished. Another starting pitcher, it would be a number one or number two type starter, and it would come via trade.
beginning fact overcome owner promise spring training
We can't overcome the fact that we don't have an owner yet. All we can promise them is by the beginning of spring training we'll have one -- at least I think we can promise that.
people positions supposed trying win
We're trying to win here. Every game's important. This makes us a better team. It allows people to be in the positions they're supposed to be in.
bullpen trying
We're trying to survive, ... The whole bullpen is spent. We just don't have any pitching.
home last runs score trying year
We're trying to score more runs. Last year we were last in runs scored, last in home runs in baseball, so we're trying to make that better.
bizarre fire fires nightmare putting spring training
This spring training has been the most bizarre spring training I've ever been a part of in my career. I've never been a part of anything like this. It's been the most un-fun, and to me, it's been one nightmare after another. It's like I'm working for the fire department, just putting out fires every day. It hasn't been fun.
bizarre spring training
This spring training has been the most bizarre spring training I have ever been a part of in my career.
brian club core develops free key leave lose players retain signs via
When an organization signs and develops key players, core players, like Brian Schneider, it's very important to retain them and not lose them through free agency. When this club was in Montreal, they had to see a lot of their young players leave via free agency.
ceiling known rather somewhere together tony
We have always known what Tony Armas' ceiling is. When he does put it together we would much rather have him put it together here rather than somewhere else.
medically prove
We could not prove medically that they weren't able to play.