Josh Byrnes
Josh Byrnes
Josh Byrnes is an American baseball executive who served as the General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacksand the San Diego Padres. He is the current Vice President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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We've got him on a one-year contract and we need to be smart about how we use him. But we feel like when he's on the mound he can be one of the very best pitchers in baseball.
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He's done everything there is to do in the Minor Leagues. Right now, there's just no spot for him in the big leagues.
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He's determined to do better this year and it could impact his contractual future. I think that's healthy determination, but no one's pushing him here.
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I think more than half will get knocked out between now and Tuesday.
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He's a strong candidate to be in our rotation. We have six guys, I think, who can legitimately expect to be in competition for five spots. But he pitched well, and this process sort of recognizes what he already accomplished.
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I think there are many qualities. One, he's arguably the best defensive second baseman in the game. Two, he brings a great deal of energy to the field. And three, he's also a pretty good offensive player for the position.
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He fits the club very well. He provides a great deal of energy, he can play defense and run the bases and he hits left-handed pitching very well.
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I like our numbers. We have a month to figure out the right combination, and obviously we feel Craig will be healthy.
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It really helps accelerate the decision-making process and the building process.
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We are all anxious to see him this spring and monitor his development in our organization.
wire
We're going to take it right down to the wire to make that decision.