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...
beyond both expect fit mature physically
He's fit in. He's mature beyond his years both physically and mentally. He's got a little pop. He's impressive. We didn't expect him to come in here and be overwhelmed by it.
available bag became both defense gives guy middle offense player plays sides trying wealth
He became available because they have a wealth of infield talent. He has been a guy who has been a well-regarded prospect. He's a guy we like who is a middle infield player and potentially plays both sides of the bag and can switch-hit. He gives you offense and defense in the middle of the field, which is something we're always trying to find.
beyond both camp expect hopefully job learn lessons mature physically rather sooner win
He's mature beyond his years, both ways, physically and mentally. We didn't expect him to come in here and be overwhelmed by it. I think he'll learn a lot and he'll take the lessons and hopefully be in camp to win a job sooner rather than later.
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The offense isn't really clicking yet. It's probably too early (to draw conclusions), but as we know, the two teams we played were really pretty good. We want to be in every game and that's been the case. The two lopsided games (a 12-5 victory at Colorado and a 7-0 victory at Milwaukee) were both in our favor.
covered fact ourselves rotation strength virtue
I think there's strength in numbers. And I think that we've covered ourselves with the rotation just by virtue of the fact that there's strength in numbers.
arguably baseman best brings deal defensive energy good great offensive player second
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.
filled hope several
We had a need, and we hope it's filled for several years now.
fans love
Our fans are going to love this guy.
half knocked
I think more than half will get knocked out between now and Tuesday.
answers expected hoping maybe pitching questions
I think maybe as expected we have pitching questions. But we also have numbers. We're hoping we have as many answers for those questions as we can find.
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We of course support the policy in place, and this is a reminder that we need to continue to educate our players.
cutting jason sets staff strengths
We like Jason Bulger. But we think the way our staff sets up now, one of the strengths is the depth. Cutting him is something we debated, but you have to give up something to get something.
wire
We're going to take it right down to the wire to make that decision.
best contract mound pitchers smart
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.