Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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This is a pivotal year for him. We hope this is a year where his career takes off. We've seen him for spurts as long as a half-season and as short as a month to be a prototypical corner bat. But his inconsistencies have to steady.
The most important thing is to be right in the end.
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Coco and Grady have similar skills, and we're extremely excited about Grady's future. Coco profiles best as a center fielder, which allowed us to be opportunistic and get a whole lot of value for him, which, in the end, was too much to turn down.
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As a GM, you always want to improve your team, so you are disappointed at any juncture in time when you are unable to get something done,
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At Six Flags, our mission is to surround the best rides in the world with entertainment from the fields of music, theater, sports, film and television. We want to be about more than rides -- Six Flags must be about a wider, more fulfilling experience. We also look forward to recharging our broad relationship with Warner Bros. through such great brands as Looney Tunes and DC Comics.
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Detroit's lineup is as deep as anyone's in baseball if those guys stay healthy and on the field.
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Depth decisions are some of the primary things I'm focusing on. They won't matter much on April 2. But on May 13, they could be huge.
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This club has the ability to have a better record than they have. This club has a chance to win a lot of games over the next two months and make it very interesting.
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There are some subtle things to work on to become more consistent offensively and defensively, but nothing drastic. He's ready or close to ready. His time is coming very soon.
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There are two relationships that are crucial to success. One is the GM-owner, and the other is the GM-manager. If there's not alignment in vision in where you're trying to go between either of those two relationships, then what happens is wasted energy, frankly.
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The expectations for our team have been higher every year. Our players are ready for it. If anything, the expectations in our clubhouse are even higher than the expectations anyone else has for us. That's what you live for. You want expectations to be high like they are now.
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We're actually in discussions with two other players. We still have three weeks to work on that.
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Yes, it is tiny. Can we survive injuries like the larger market teams? No, we can't. But if you're a competitive person, you have to believe you can win to do this job.
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We lack upper-level, left-handed relief depth. (Heredia) could be a Major League alternative for us this year.