Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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We are excited to add a veteran right-handed bat like Eduardo Perez. His experience, professionalism and knowledge will be a great compliment to this year's team.
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We are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation, one that represents the team we are trying to build both on and off the field.
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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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In Paul Byrd, we are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation. We are pleased to bring Paul back to the organization he grew up in.
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I know he's 32 years old, but I think we're getting this guy on the rise. I'm excited about the signing.
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He's extremely positive. Extremely motivated. Excited to come back here. He's conscious of what we're going through right now and wants to be a part of that.
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I'm excited to see him do well in a meaningful game with the pressure of pitching for his country. We could not simulate that kind of atmosphere here.
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It's a unique evaluation opportunity. I was excited to see him get that opportunity ? that point in the game, in front of his countrymen, we couldn't simulate that type of atmosphere. It was cool to see.
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I have mixed feelings. Charlie is a guy across the board that everybody here cares about deeply. But we're also excited about the opportunity he's gotten.
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I think there's been a general skepticism in the game, a lot of people inside and outside of Cleveland waiting for us to collapse. It's been so hard for people to believe. But if we're still standing by the last weekend, either race, it doesn't matter.
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Jason is a hard-nosed, tough player that compliments our lineup extremely well. He has always been a tough out while recording a high on-base percentage and has the ability to play all three outfield positions well.
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Jhonny's a guy that we expected to have a good year,
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We had intended to put a young player in the rotation and sign elsewhere. But we made this signing, and it gives us an area of great depth.
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I think if you look what he's done over the last two seasons, he's been one of the most dominant bullpen pitchers in the American League.