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...
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It depends on his history. If a guy has a history at all or lack of durability or those kind of problems, we do it, or if we see something in his arm action that says we should do that. We saw every single one of his starts the last couple months, and the player looked healthy.
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He's going to play left field. He needs to be out there now the next couple of weeks to play, and if he's not going to play for us, we need to know so we can go forward. We obviously will field offers, but we're not going to give the player away. If we can make a deal that makes sense, we will.
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Since he is not a pitcher and he's a shortstop, it was worth at least trying to rehabilitate the shoulder. If he doesn't get any better in the next couple of weeks, we will go ahead and operate.
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It's a big setback. We were counting on 200 innings from Brian this year. We were hoping those three-hit shutouts he threw in September were going to be thrown in our ballpark.
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Load and explode, baby, load and explode, ... People are going to see a whole new Marlon Byrd.
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But we'll trade anybody, ... if a team overwhelms us.
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Absolutely, ... If we didn't have the injuries, he'd probably be here today. But you got to be Tom Brady at the line of scrimmage and be able to adjust.
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He wasn't much on the radar screen. He cleared waivers. Twenty-nine teams could've had him for the waiver price and didn't.
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I did not want to lose him, ... His record is outstanding in the four-year period he's been here.
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He has a history of success. His fastball is in the low 90s, a decent breaking ball. He has three pitches that he throws with a changeup.
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Guys within the organization have a chance to step up and win the job. This is how players are found, through opportunities. Injuries do create opportunities.
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Hector said, 'The minimum? That's what the kids get,' ... I said, 'Hector, that's what the deal is going to be.'
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Your season's going to be defined in that box.
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He is hitting the ball hard and had some tough luck. He has had a good attitude in New Orleans.