Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest
Larry Beinfest was the President, Baseball Operations of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball franchise in the National League East. until he was relieved of his duties on September 27, 2013...
amount hours moving offer passed reasonable sort time
We're moving on. We think that the 72 hours that have passed was more than a reasonable amount of time for him to offer some sort of explanation for his unexcused absence. We still do not have that explanation and we're moving on. He will not be with the Marlins in '06.
energetic
He's going to have an energetic young team.
half high knew year
He was only a year and half removed out of high school. By midsummer of that first year (2002), we knew we had something special.
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He was playing well. He looked healthy. We were happy with him. I don't know anything else.
continues
He is not suspended. He continues to be paid.
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There is going to be change just like every winter, ... Some of it will be by design. Some of it will be natural with guys graduating on to free agency. Some because we have young players who we think are ready to perform in the major leagues.
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Chris may have a little bit of an edge because he's played some in the big leagues and had some at-bats, and did a nice job for us as an extra outfielder last year.
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I'd like to think that we're talented but inexperienced. We'll see how that ultimately translates into wins and losses later in the season.
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He's a great student of the game. He knows how to play the game right. And he's stand-up. There is no gray area. That's appreciated. People will always know where they stand with Joe.
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He understands the importance of pitching. And the amount of pitching and the quality of pitching we got.
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He was very out front that pitching and defense is something he thinks is the best way to build a team, and something he's going to focus on having been a catcher, ... We were looking for fresh ideas, a fresh approach, someone that would be in concert with some of our philosophies. Joe became a primary, primary candidate very quickly.
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He taught our organization to work hard. That set the tone for all the good things that happened to us.
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He has been a tremendous player in this organization for a long time. It's obviously a tough trade to make, but necessary given our market correction to our payroll.
activity spring
There is always activity in Spring Training. Is there something we may do in the outfield? That's a possibility. I've never really done this before, this much of a redo. This is something new to me as well as the staff.